Where does “لولا” come from?

لولا (South Levantine Arabic) comes from South Levantine Arabic لا, from Arabic لَا, from Proto-Semitic lā — not; no.

لولا (South Levantine Arabic): if... not hypothetical condition

Definitions

  1. if... not hypothetical condition

Ancestry of “لولا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1South Levantine Arabicلاdon't negative imperative
2Arabicلَاnot; no, not
3Proto-Semiticlānot; no
Every word from Proto-Semitic lā →Every word from Arabic لَا →Every word from South Levantine Arabic لا →