Where does “ولو” come from?

ولو (Arabic) comes from South Levantine Arabic و, from Arabic وَ, from Semitic *wa.

ولو (Arabic): even if, albeit

Definitions

  1. even if, albeit

Ancestry of “ولو”, step by step

ولو traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via South Levantine Arabic و

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1South Levantine Arabicوand
2Arabicوَand
3Semitic*wa—

via Arabic وَلَوْ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicوَلَوْalbeit

via Arabic لَوْ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicلَوْif

Words derived from “ولو”

Every word from Semitic *wa →Every word from Arabic وَ →Every word from South Levantine Arabic و →