Where does “بلد” come from?

بلد (South Levantine Arabic) comes from Arabic بَلَد, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

بلد (South Levantine Arabic): town, village, community, settlement

Definitions

  1. town, village, community, settlement

Ancestry of “بلد”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبَلَد—
2Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
3Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic بَلَد →