Where does “ال” come from?

ال (South Levantine Arabic) comes from Arabic ال, from Proto-Semitic ʾil- — deity; god.

ال (South Levantine Arabic): the definite article

Definitions

  1. the definite article

Ancestry of “ال”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicالthe
2Proto-Semiticʾil-deity; god
Every word from Proto-Semitic ʾil- →Every word from Arabic ال →