Where does “ala” come from?

ala (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic ale — but, however.

ala (Serbo-Croatian): expression of awe, surprise, dismay, etc; dragon;...

Definitions

  1. expression of awe, surprise, dismay, etc; dragon;...

Ancestry of “ala”, step by step

ala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic ale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicalebut, however

via Ottoman Turkish ala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishala
Every word from Proto-Slavic ale