Where does “xallum” come from?

xallum (Cypriot Arabic) comes from Egyptian Arabic حلوم, from Arabic حلم, from Arabic حَلَمَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

xallum (Cypriot Arabic): halloumi

Definitions

  1. halloumi

Ancestry of “xallum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptian Arabicحلومa mild white cheese similar to halloumi
2Arabicحلمto dream or about while asleep; to experience...
3Arabicحَلَمَto dream
4Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
5Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to

Words derived from “xallum”

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