Where does “alá” come from?

alá (Portuguese) comes from Latin āla, from Latin axla, from Latin axis, from Proto-Italic aksis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

alá (Portuguese): Eye dialect spelling of olha lá

Definitions

  1. Eye dialect spelling of olha lá

Ancestry of “alá”, step by step

alá traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin āla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinālaa wing appendage of an animal's body that enables it to fly
2Latinaxla—
3LatinaxisAn axletree of wagon, car, chariot; The North...
4Proto-Italicaksis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-axis, axle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Arabic الله

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicاللهAllah; God; god
2ArabicالٱِلٰهGod
3Arabicإلهgod, deity
4Proto-Semiticʔil-deity, god

Words derived from “alá”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs- →Every word from Proto-Italic aksis →