Where does “ale” come from?

ale (Silesian) comes from Old Polish ale, from Proto-Slavic ale — but, however.

ale (Silesian): but

Definitions

  1. but

Ancestry of “ale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old PolishaleIntroduces a contrastive clause; but
2Proto-Slavicalebut, however
Every word from Proto-Slavic ale →Every word from Old Polish ale →