Where does “بَلَد” come from?

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

Ancestry of “بَلَد”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Arabic	ل	to, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
2	Proto-Semitic	*lV-	for, to