Where does “alai” come from?

alai (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish آلای, from Ancient Greek ἀλλάγιον.

alai (Romanian): crowd that follows a ceremony

Definitions

  1. crowd that follows a ceremony

Ancestry of “alai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishآلایregiment
2Ancient Greekἀλλάγιον—
Every word from Ancient Greek ἀλλάγιον →Every word from Ottoman Turkish آلای →