Where does “إنكن” come from?

إنكن (South Levantine Arabic) comes from Arabic كان, from French Caen, from Proto-Celtic kagyom, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

إنكن (South Levantine Arabic): if

Definitions

  1. if

Ancestry of “إنكن”, step by step

إنكن traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic كان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكانto be; to exist, to be, there be; to behove
2FrenchCaen—
3Proto-Celtickagyompen, enclosure
4Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰyómenclosure, hedge
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via Arabic إن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicإنif; indeed; not
2Proto-West Semitic*him—
3Proto-Semiticšimif
4Proto-Uralicśüdämeheart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm →Every word from Proto-Celtic kagyom →