Where does “الـ” come from?

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

الـ (Persian): Used in certain [[Appendix:Glossary#unadapted borrowing

Definitions

  1. Used in certain [[Appendix:Glossary#unadapted borrowing

Ancestry of “الـ”, step by step

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