Where does “چنانکه” come from?

چنانکه (Persian) comes from Persian چنان, from Persian آن, from Arabic آن — time; to come, to near.

چنانکه (Persian): as, like

Definitions

  1. as, like

Ancestry of “چنانکه”, step by step

چنانکه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian چنان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianچنانsuch as that; that way; in that manner
2Persianآنthat; Moment; Breath
3Arabicآنtime; to come, to near

via Persian که

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianکهAPI •; that; which
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷíswho, what; who, which, that; which, what
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷi-interrogative base
Every word from Arabic آن →Every word from Persian آن →Every word from Persian چنان →