Where does “الف” come from?

الف (Classical Persian) comes from Arabic أَلِف — alif, the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.

Ancestry of “الف”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicأَلِفalif, the first letter of the Arabic alphabet

Words derived from “الف

Every word from Arabic أَلِف
الف — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer