Where does “aliá” come from?

aliá (Portuguese) comes from Hebrew עלייה, from Hebrew עָלָה — to rise; to ascend, rise, grow, develop.

aliá (Portuguese): the female of the elephant

Definitions

  1. the female of the elephant

Ancestry of “aliá”, step by step

aliá traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew עלייה

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewעלייהascent, ascending, going up; rise; aliyah, the...
2Hebrewעָלָהto rise; to ascend, rise, grow, develop

via Sinhalese අලියා

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sinhaleseඅලියාelephant
2Tamilஅல்லியன்a stray elephant separated from the fold
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