Where does “حلو” come from?

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

حلو (Moroccan Arabic): sweet

Definitions

  1. sweet

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 →
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