Where does “هلأد” come from?

هلأد (North Levantine Arabic) comes from Arabic ال, from Proto-Semitic ʾil- — deity; god.

هلأد (North Levantine Arabic): this much, this many

Definitions

  1. this much, this many

Ancestry of “هلأد”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicالthe
2Proto-Semiticʾil-deity; god
Every word from Proto-Semitic ʾil- →Every word from Arabic ال →