Where does “حلاق” come from?

حلاق (Moroccan Arabic) comes from Arabic حلاق, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

حلاق (Moroccan Arabic): barber

Definitions

  1. barber

Ancestry of “حلاق”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحلاقbarber; verbal noun of حَلَقَ
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 حلاق →
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