Where does “ولیکن” come from?

ولیکن (Persian) comes from Arabic ولكن, from Arabic وَ, from Semitic *wa.

Ancestry of “ولیکن”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Arabic	ولكن	but, however
2	Arabic	وَ	and
3	Semitic	*wa	—

Words derived from “ولیکن”

Every word from Semitic *wa →Every word from Arabic وَ →Every word from Arabic ولكن →