Where does “خالی” come from?

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

خالی (Urdu): empty, vacant

Definitions

  1. empty, vacant

Ancestry of “خالی”, step by step

خالی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic خال

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-for, to

via Classical Persian خَالِی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianخَالِی
2Arabicخَالٍ

Words derived from “خالی

Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV-Every word from Arabic لEvery word from Arabic خَلَا