Where does “hola” come from?
hola (English) comes from Spanish hola, from French holà, from French là, from Italian là, from Spanish la, from Portuguese lá, from German a, from German a-Moll — ox; aleph; alef.
hola (English): hello, hi, hey
Ancestry of “hola”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | hola | hello, hi |
| 2 | French | holà | hey, oi |
| 3 | French | là | there; here, present |
| 4 | Italian | là | there |
| 5 | Spanish | la | the; accusative of ella, ello , and usted ; her,... |
| 6 | Portuguese | lá | there; used with an adverb phrase to indicate... |
| 7 | German | a | Alternative form of A; Abbreviation of a-Moll;... |
| 8 | German | a-Moll | A-minor |
| 9 | Hungarian | a | the; this; that |
| 10 | French | à | to; on the, to; at |
| 11 | Middle French | a | to; towards; third-person singular present... |
| 12 | Old French | a | to; towards; belonging to |
| 13 | Latin | A | — |
| 14 | Etruscan | 𐌀 | — |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | ᾱ̔ | — |
| 16 | Phoenician | 𐤀 | ox; aleph; alef |