Where does “alpa” come from?

alpa (Tagalog) comes from Spanish alfa, from Ancient Greek ἄλφα, from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐, from Proto-Semitic *ʔalp- — thousand.

alpa (Tagalog): alpha

Definitions

  1. alpha

Ancestry of “alpa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishalfaalpha; the Greek letter Α, α
2Ancient Greekἄλφαalpha, the name for the first letter Α, α of the...
3Phoenician𐤀𐤋𐤐thousand; bull, ox, head of cattle
4Proto-Semitic*ʔalp-thousand
Every word from Proto-Semitic *ʔalp- →Every word from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄλφα →