Where does “wallah” come from?
wallah (English) comes from English voilà, from French voilà, from French là, from Italian là, from Spanish la, from Portuguese lá, from German a, from German a-Moll — ox; aleph; alef.
wallah (English): A servant or other person responsible for...
Definitions
- A servant or other person responsible for...
Ancestry of “wallah”, step by step
wallah traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English voilà
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | voilà | Lo, there it is; see here; ta-da; presto; behold! |
| 2 | French | voilà | There is; Here is; That is |
| 3 | French | là | there; here, present |
| 4 | Italian | là | there |
| 5 | Spanish | la | feminine singular definite article; the |
| 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 | and, also |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | ᾱ̔ | — |
| 16 | Phoenician | 𐤀 | ox; aleph; alef |
via Arabic وَٱللّٰه
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | وَٱللّٰه | — |
via Hindi वाला
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | वाला | person in charge |