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
- to test, to try; without; third-person masculine...
Ancestry of “بلا”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | لَا | not; no, not |
| 2 | Proto-Semitic | lā | not; no |