Where does “كن” come from?

كن (South Levantine Arabic) comes from Arabic كَأَنَّ.

كن (South Levantine Arabic): as if

Definitions

  1. as if

Ancestry of “كن”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكَأَنَّ
Every word from Arabic كَأَنَّ
كن — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer