Where does “xaalí” come from?

xaalí (Palula) comes from Urdu خالی, from Arabic خال, from Arabic خَلَا, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

xaalí (Palula): empty

Definitions

  1. empty

Ancestry of “xaalí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduخالیempty, vacant
2Arabicخالempty, void; open, vacant; free, unrestrained,...
3Arabicخَلَاto be empty, to be free, to lack, to withdraw, to...
4Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
5Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic خَلَا →
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