Where does “fall” come from?

fall (Albanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish فال, from Arabic فَأْل — omen.

fall (Albanian): fortune telling

Definitions

  1. fortune telling

Ancestry of “fall”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishفالomen, portent, augury, something which portends or is perceived to portend either a good or evil event or circumstance in the future
2Arabicفَأْلomen
Every word from Arabic فَأْل →Every word from Ottoman Turkish فال →
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