Where does “walakini” come from?

walakini (Swahili) comes from Arabic ولكن, from Arabic وَ, from Semitic *wa.

walakini (Swahili): flaw, blemish, defect

Definitions

  1. flaw, blemish, defect

Ancestry of “walakini”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicولكنbut, however
2Arabicوَand
3Semitic*wa—
Every word from Semitic *wa →Every word from Arabic وَ →Every word from Arabic ولكن →
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