Where does “خال” come from?

خال (Urdu) comes from Classical Persian خال, from Arabic خال, from Arabic خَلَا, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

خال (Urdu): beauty spot

Definitions

  1. beauty spot

Ancestry of “خال”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianخال—
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

Words derived from “خال”

Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic خَلَا →
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