Where does “lah” come from?
Lah comes from English la, from Latin illam, the accusative of Latin ille meaning "that" or "he," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- and al-.
lah (English): Alternative spelling of la; Placed at the end of...
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of la; Placed at the end of...
Ancestry of “lah”, step by step
lah traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lä | Sixth tone of the diatonic scale |
| 2 | French | là | there; here, present |
| 3 | Italian | là | there |
| 4 | Spanish | la | feminine singular definite article; the |
| 5 | Portuguese | lá | there; used with an adverb phrase to indicate... |
| 6 | German | a | Alternative form of A; Abbreviation of a-Moll;... |
| 7 | German | a-Moll | A-minor |
| 8 | Hungarian | a | the; this; that |
| 9 | French | à | to; on the, to; at |
| 10 | Middle French | a | to; towards; third-person singular present... |
| 11 | Old French | a | to; towards; belonging to |
| 12 | Latin | A | — |
| 13 | Etruscan | 𐌀 | and, also |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | ᾱ̔ | — |
| 15 | Phoenician | 𐤀 | ox; aleph; alef |
| 16 | Egyptian | 𓃾 | — |
via Malay lah
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | lah | Final particle indicating an imperative,... |