Where does “لیہ” come from?

لیہ (Urdu) comes from Arabic ليلة, from Proto-Semitic *laylay- — night.

لیہ (Urdu): Layyah, a city in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the capital of Layyah District

Definitions

  1. Layyah, a city in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the capital of Layyah District

Ancestry of “لیہ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicليلةa night
2Proto-Semitic*laylay-night
Every word from Proto-Semitic *laylay- →Every word from Arabic ليلة →