Where does “alahandu” come from?

alahandu (Makasar) comes from Arabic حمد, from Arabic حَمِدَ, from Arabic م, from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ-.

alahandu (Makasar): Al-Fatiha; the first surah of the Quran

Definitions

  1. Al-Fatiha; the first surah of the Quran

Ancestry of “alahandu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحمدto praise, to commend
2Arabicحَمِدَto praise; to thank or to praise
3Arabicمa prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix...
4Proto-Semiticšamaʿ-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ- →Every word from Arabic م →Every word from Arabic حَمِدَ →