Where does “ليكون” come from?

ليكون (South Levantine Arabic) comes from South Levantine Arabic لا, from Arabic لَا, from Proto-Semitic lā — not; no.

ليكون (South Levantine Arabic): let it not be

Definitions

  1. let it not be

Ancestry of “ليكون”, step by step

ليكون traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via South Levantine Arabic لا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1South Levantine Arabicلاdon't negative imperative
2Arabicلَاnot; no, not
3Proto-Semiticlānot; no

via South Levantine Arabic [[كان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1South Levantine Arabic[[كان—

via South Levantine Arabic یكون]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1South Levantine Arabicیكون]]—
Every word from Proto-Semitic lā →Every word from Arabic لَا →Every word from South Levantine Arabic لا →