Where does “exl” come from?

exl (Cypriot Arabic) comes from Arabic أَهْل, from Proto-Semitic *ʔahl- — tent camp.

exl (Cypriot Arabic): parents

Definitions

  1. parents

Ancestry of “exl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicأَهْلfamily, membership; family, kinfolk; people,...
2Proto-Semitic*ʔahl-tent camp
Every word from Proto-Semitic *ʔahl- →Every word from Arabic أَهْل →