Where does “هنالك” come from?

هنالك (Arabic) comes from Arabic لِ — for, to; to, for, towards.

هنالك (Arabic): there

Definitions

  1. there

Ancestry of “هنالك”, step by step

هنالك traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic لِ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicلِfor, to; to, for, towards

via Arabic ـكَ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicـكَ

via Arabic هُنَا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicهُنَاhere, in this place; then, now, at this point
Every word from Arabic لِ