Where does “خلا” come from?

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

Ancestry of “خلا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicخَلَاto be empty, to be free, to lack, to withdraw, to...
2Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
3Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to

Words derived from “خلا”

Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic خَلَا →