Where does “vala” come from?
vala (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish والله, from Arabic وَاللّٰه.
vala (Serbo-Croatian): truthfully, honestly; by God!, begad, egad, by...
Definitions
- truthfully, honestly; by God!, begad, egad, by...
Ancestry of “vala”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | والله | truthfully, honestly; by God, begad, egad, by... |
| 2 | Arabic | وَاللّٰه | — |