Where does “بالكاد” come from?

بالكاد (Arabic) comes from Arabic اَل, from Sanskrit अलाबु — the bottle gourd; a vessel made of the bottle...

بالكاد (Arabic): almost, nearly

Definitions

  1. almost, nearly

Ancestry of “بالكاد”, step by step

بالكاد traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic اَل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicاَلthe
2Sanskritअलाबुthe bottle gourd; a vessel made of the bottle...

via Arabic بِـ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبِـin, with; on; with, by

via Arabic كَادَ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكَادَ
Every word from Sanskrit अलाबुEvery word from Arabic اَل