Where does “ख़ुल्द” come from?

ख़ुल्द (Hindi) comes from Arabic خلد, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

ख़ुल्द (Hindi): paradise

Definitions

  1. paradise

Ancestry of “ख़ुल्द”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicخلدto last forever, to be everlasting; to be...
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 خلد →