Where does “خال” come from?

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

خال (Ushojo): beauty spot

Definitions

  1. beauty spot

Ancestry of “خال”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduخالbeauty spot
2Classical Persianخال—
3Arabicخالempty, void; open, vacant; free, unrestrained,...
4Arabicخَلَاto be empty, to be free, to lack, to withdraw, to...
5Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
6Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic خَلَا →