Where does “أحلى” come from?

أحلى (Arabic) comes from Arabic أَحْلَى, from Arabic حُلْو, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

أحلى (Arabic): elative degree of حُلْو; better; best

Definitions

  1. elative degree of حُلْو; better; best

Ancestry of “أحلى”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicأَحْلَى
2Arabicحُلْوsweet, pleasant, pretty
3Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
4Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV-Every word from Arabic لEvery word from Arabic حُلْو