Where does “lakini” come from?

lakini (Swahili) comes from Arabic لٰكِنْ — but, however.

lakini (Swahili): but

Definitions

  1. but

Ancestry of “lakini”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicلٰكِنْbut, however
Every word from Arabic لٰكِنْ