Where does “խալ” come from?

խալ (Armenian) comes from Persian خال, from Arabic خال, from Arabic خَلَا, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

խալ (Armenian): birthmark, mole

Definitions

  1. birthmark, mole

Ancestry of “խալ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخالbeauty spot; spot; mole
2Arabicخالempty, void; open, vacant; free, unrestrained,...
3Arabicخَلَاto be empty, to be free, to lack, to withdraw, to...
4Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
5Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic خَلَا →