Where does “алло” come from?

алло (Eastern Mari) comes from Russian алло, from French allô, from English hallo, from Middle English halou, from Old English hēla, from Proto-West Germanic *hą̄hilō — heel.

алло (Eastern Mari): hello only used on telephone

Definitions

  1. hello only used on telephone

Ancestry of “алло”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianаллоhello!
2Frenchallôhello; used to confirm that the person being...
3EnglishhalloAlternative form of hello; A cry of surprise; The...
4Middle Englishhalou—
5Old Englishhēlaheel
6Proto-West Germanic*hą̄hilōheel
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hą̄hilō →Every word from Old English hēla →Every word from Middle English halou →