Where does “Al-” come from?

Al- (Indonesian) comes from Arabic ال, from Proto-Semitic ʾil- — deity; god.

Al- (Indonesian): the before names from Arabic

Definitions

  1. the before names from Arabic

Ancestry of “Al-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicالthe
2Proto-Semiticʾil-deity; god
Every word from Proto-Semitic ʾil- →Every word from Arabic ال →