Where does “حلو” come from?

حلو (Egyptian Arabic) comes from Arabic حُلْو, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

حلو (Egyptian Arabic): sweet (to taste)

Definitions

  1. sweet (to taste)

Ancestry of “حلو”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحُلْوsweet, pleasant, pretty
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 حُلْو →