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Where does “خال” come from?

خال (Persian) comes from Arabic خال, from Arabic خَلَا, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV-.

خال (Persian): beauty spot; spot; mole

Definitions

  1. beauty spot; spot; mole

Ancestry of “خال”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicخالempty, void; open, vacant; free, unrestrained,...
2Arabicخَلَاto be empty, to be free, to lack, to withdraw, to...
3Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
4Proto-Semitic*lV-—

Words derived from “خال”

  • խալ
  • ხალი
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