Where does “ابتسم” come from?

ابتسم (South Levantine Arabic) comes from Arabic ابتسم, from Arabic س, from Arabic سَوْفَ — {{qualifier|future tense marker}}.

ابتسم (South Levantine Arabic): to smile

Definitions

  1. to smile

Ancestry of “ابتسم”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicابتسمto smile, to give somebody a friendly smile
2Arabicسwill
3Arabicسَوْفَ{{qualifier|future tense marker}}
Every word from Arabic سَوْفَ →Every word from Arabic س →Every word from Arabic ابتسم →