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Where does “أَحْلَى” come from?
أَحْلَى (Arabic) comes from Arabic حُلْو, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.
Ancestry of “أَحْلَى”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Arabic
حُلْو
sweet, pleasant, pretty
2
Arabic
ل
to, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
3
Proto-Semitic
*lV-
for, to
Words derived from “أَحْلَى”
אחלה
أحلى
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