Where does “Ismailaj” come from?
Ismailaj (Albanian) comes from Albanian Ismail, from Ottoman Turkish اسماعیل, from Arabic إِسْمَاعِيل, from Hebrew יִשְׁמָעֵאל, from Hebrew יִשְׁמַע, from Hebrew אֵל, from Hebrew שמואל, from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל.
Ancestry of “Ismailaj”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | Ismail | Ishmael |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | اسماعیل | — |
| 3 | Arabic | إِسْمَاعِيل | — |
| 4 | Hebrew | יִשְׁמָעֵאל | God hears, God will hear |
| 5 | Hebrew | יִשְׁמַע | — |
| 6 | Hebrew | אֵל | a God; God, deity; god, God |
| 7 | Hebrew | שמואל | — |
| 8 | Hebrew | שְׁמוּאֵל | — |