Where does “بلا” come from?

بلا (Arabic) comes from Arabic لَا, from Proto-Semitic lā — not; no.

بلا (Arabic): to test, to try; without; third-person masculine...

Definitions

  1. to test, to try; without; third-person masculine...

Ancestry of “بلا”, step by step

بلا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic لَا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicلَاnot; no, not
2Proto-Semiticlānot; no

via Arabic بِـ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبِـin, with; on; with, by
Every word from Proto-Semitic lā →Every word from Arabic لَا →