Where does “խալ” come from?
խալ (Armenian) comes from Persian خال, from Arabic خال, from Arabic خَلَا, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV-.
խալ (Armenian): birthmark, mole
Ancestry of “խալ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | خال | beauty spot; spot; mole |
| 2 | Arabic | خال | empty, void; open, vacant; free, unrestrained,... |
| 3 | Arabic | خَلَا | to be empty, to be free, to lack, to withdraw, to... |
| 4 | Arabic | ل | to, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express... |
| 5 | Proto-Semitic | *lV- | — |