Where does “yallah” come from?

yallah (English) comes from Arabic ياالله, from Arabic اللّٰه, from Proto-Semitic ʾil- — deity; god.

yallah (English): c'mon, come on, let's go

Definitions

  1. c'mon, come on, let's go

Ancestry of “yallah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicيااللهcome on, c’mon; let’s go, hurry up; bye-bye, bye
2ArabicاللّٰهGod, Allah; the All-highest”, “God; the...
3Proto-Semiticʾil-deity; god
Every word from Proto-Semitic ʾil- →Every word from Arabic اللّٰه →Every word from Arabic ياالله →