Where does “حَالَ” come from?

حَالَ (Arabic) comes from Arabic و, from Persian یا, from Arabic يَا — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.

حَالَ (Arabic): to change

Definitions

  1. to change

Ancestry of “حَالَ”, step by step

حَالَ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic و

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicوand, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or...
2PersianیاAPI •; or; either
3Arabicيَا{{m|en|O|id=vocative}}

via Arabic ح و ل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicح و ل

Words derived from “حَالَ

Every word from Arabic يَاEvery word from Persian یاEvery word from Arabic و