Where does “بلا” come from?

بلا (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian بلا, from Arabic بَلَاء — misfortune, calamity; affliction.

بلا (Ottoman Turkish): problem; trouble; disaster

Definitions

  1. problem; trouble; disaster

Ancestry of “بلا”, step by step

بلا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian بلا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبلاaffliction
2Arabicبَلَاءmisfortune, calamity; affliction

via Arabic بِلَا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبِلَاwithout; Without

Words derived from “بلا”

Every word from Arabic بَلَاء →Every word from Persian بلا →