Where does “خال” come from?

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

Ancestry of “خال”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicخالempty, void; open, vacant; free, unrestrained,...
2Arabicخَلَاto be empty, to be free, to lack, to withdraw, to...
3Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
4Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to

Words derived from “خال”

Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic خَلَا →