Where does “ولا سيما” come from?

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

ولا سيما (Arabic): especially

Definitions

  1. especially

Ancestry of “ولا سيما”, step by step

ولا سيما traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic لَا

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

via Arabic وَ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicوَand
2Semitic*wa—

via Arabic مَا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَاthat; not; what
Every word from Proto-Semitic lā →Every word from Arabic لَا →