Where does “ولا” come from?

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

ولا (Arabic): nor; with a preceding negative or

Definitions

  1. nor; with a preceding negative or

Ancestry of “ولا”, step by step

ولا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic لَا

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

via Arabic وَ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicوَand
2Semitic*wa—
Every word from Proto-Semitic lā →Every word from Arabic لَا →