Etymology Explorer › Swahili

Where does “ila” come from?

ila (Swahili) comes from Arabic إلَّا.

ila (Swahili): except; not only those, but also

Definitions

  1. except; not only those, but also

Ancestry of “ila”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicإلَّا—
Every word from Arabic إلَّا →