Where does “خلف” come from?
خلف (Arabic) comes from Proto-Semitic ḫalap- — to go beyond, to transgress.
خلف (Arabic): to succeed, to follow, to come after; to...
Definitions
- to succeed, to follow, to come after; to...
Ancestry of “خلف”, step by step
خلف traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Semitic ḫalap-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Semitic | ḫalap- | to go beyond, to transgress |
via Arabic خَلَفَ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | خَلَفَ | to be the successor, to substitute for |