Where does “ولا” come from?
ولا (Arabic) comes from Arabic لَا, from Proto-Semitic lā — not; no.
ولا (Arabic): For non-idiomatic uses, see وَ and لَا; nor; ...
Definitions
- For non-idiomatic uses, see وَ and لَا; nor; ...
Ancestry of “ولا”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | لَا | not; no, not |
| 2 | Proto-Semitic | lā | not; no |