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Where does “حلق” come from?

حلق (Arabic) comes from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV-.

حلق (Arabic): to shave, to shear; to peel; to destroy

Definitions

  1. to shave, to shear; to peel; to destroy

Ancestry of “حلق”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
2Proto-Semitic*lV-—
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