Where does “xallek” come from?

xallek (Cypriot Arabic) comes from Arabic حلق, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

xallek (Cypriot Arabic): to shave

Definitions

  1. to shave

Ancestry of “xallek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحلقto shave, to shear; to peel; to destroy
2Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
3Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic حلق →