Where does “אלא” come from?
אלא (Aramaic) comes from Aramaic לָא, from Proto-Semitic lā — not; no.
אלא (Aramaic): but
Definitions
- but
Ancestry of “אלא”, step by step
אלא traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Aramaic אִן
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aramaic | אִן | if |