Where does “لا” come from?

لا (Arabic) comes from Proto-Semitic lā — not; no.

لا (Arabic): no; not; "negates an indicative present-tense...

Definitions

  1. no; not; "negates an indicative present-tense...

Ancestry of “لا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semiticnot; no
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