Where does “أولئك” come from?

أولئك (Arabic) comes from Arabic كَ — like.

Ancestry of “أولئك”, step by step

أولئك traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic كَ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكَlike

via Arabic أُولَاءِ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicأُولَاءِthese
Every word from Arabic كَ