Where does “ولا” come from?

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

ولا (South Levantine Arabic): nor

Definitions

  1. nor

Ancestry of “ولا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicلَاnot; no, not
2Proto-Semiticlānot; no
Every word from Proto-Semitic lā →Every word from Arabic لَا →