Where does “لولا” come from?

لولا (Arabic) comes from Arabic لَا, from Proto-Semitic lā — not; no.

لولا (Arabic): if not for

Definitions

  1. if not for

Ancestry of “لولا”, step by step

لولا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic لَا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicلَاnot; no, not
2Proto-Semiticlānot; no

via Arabic لَوْ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicلَوْif
Every word from Proto-Semitic lā →Every word from Arabic لَا →