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Where does “لیکن” come from?

لیکن (Persian) comes from Arabic لٰكِنْ — but, however.

Ancestry of “لیکن”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicلٰكِنْbut, however

Words derived from “لیکن”

  • वली
  • ولی
  • ولیکن
  • ولی
  • لیکن
  • ਲੇਕਿਨ
  • لیکن
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