Where does “للأسف” come from?

للأسف (Arabic) comes from Arabic ال, from Proto-Semitic ʾil- — deity; god.

للأسف (Arabic): sadly, unfortunately

Definitions

  1. sadly, unfortunately

Ancestry of “للأسف”, step by step

للأسف traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic ال

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicالthe
2Proto-Semiticʾil-deity; god

via Arabic لِ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicلِfor, to; to, for, towards

via Arabic أَسَف

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicأَسَف—
Every word from Proto-Semitic ʾil- →Every word from Arabic ال →