Where does “بلا” come from?

بلا (Chagatai) comes from Classical Persian بلا, from Arabic بَلَاء — misfortune, calamity; affliction.

بلا (Chagatai): child

Definitions

  1. child

Ancestry of “بلا”, step by step

بلا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Persian بلا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianبلا—
2Arabicبَلَاءmisfortune, calamity; affliction

via Proto-Turkic bāla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicbālayoung animal; child; wife's younger sister

Words derived from “بلا”

Every word from Arabic بَلَاء →Every word from Classical Persian بلا →