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Where does “oxalá” come from?

oxalá (Old Spanish) comes from Arabic وَشَاءَ اللّٰه — and may God will it.

Ancestry of “oxalá”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicوَشَاءَ اللّٰهand may God will it

Words derived from “oxalá”

  • ojalá
Every word from Arabic وَشَاءَ اللّٰه →