Where does “alaha” come from?

alaha (Ladino) comes from Spanish alhaja, from Andalusian Arabic alḥáǧa, from Arabic حَاجَة — necessary thing; valuable thing.

alaha (Ladino): halacha

Definitions

  1. halacha

Ancestry of “alaha”, step by step

alaha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish alhaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishalhajajewel; gem
2Andalusian Arabicalḥáǧa—
3Arabicحَاجَةnecessary thing; valuable thing

via Hebrew הלכה

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewהלכהHalacha: Jewish law, taken as a whole; Halacha: a...
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