Where does “خل” come from?

خل (Arabic) comes from Aramaic חָלָא, from Akkadian 𒂁𒄬.

خل (Arabic): vinegar; evil, ill; to become lean or scanty

Definitions

  1. vinegar; evil, ill; to become lean or scanty

Ancestry of “خل”, step by step

خل traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Aramaic חָלָא

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicחָלָא—
2Akkadian𒂁𒄬—

via Arabic خَلّ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicخَلّvinegar

via Proto-Dravidian *kaḷ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidian*kaḷ—

Words derived from “خل”

Every word from Akkadian 𒂁𒄬 →Every word from Aramaic חָלָא →