Where does “خلية” come from?
خلية (Arabic) comes from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV-.
خلية (Arabic): cell; hive, beehive
Ancestry of “خلية”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | ل | to, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express... |
| 2 | Proto-Semitic | *lV- | — |