Where does “ولا” come from?

ولا (Hijazi Arabic) comes from Arabic وَ, from Semitic *wa.

ولا (Hijazi Arabic): or; nor, neither

Definitions

  1. or; nor, neither

Ancestry of “ولا”, step by step

ولا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic وَ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicوَand
2Semitic*wa—

via Arabic وَلَا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicوَلَاand not
Every word from Semitic *wa →Every word from Arabic وَ →