Where does “અલિફ” come from?

અલિફ (Gujarati) comes from Classical Persian اَلِف, from Arabic أَلِف — alif, the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.

Ancestry of “અલિફ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianاَلِف—
2Arabicأَلِفalif, the first letter of the Arabic alphabet
Every word from Arabic أَلِف →Every word from Classical Persian اَلِف →