Where does “ولاعة” come from?

ولاعة (Arabic) comes from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

ولاعة (Arabic): lighter

Definitions

  1. lighter

Ancestry of “ولاعة”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
2Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to
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