Where does “alla” come from?

alla (Turkish) comes from Turkish ile, from Ottoman Turkish ایله, from Old Anatolian Turkish اِیلَه, from Proto-Turkic bile — with, together, also.

alla (Turkish): with the red

Definitions

  1. with the red

Ancestry of “alla”, step by step

alla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish ile

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishilewith; and
2Ottoman Turkishایلهby
3Old Anatolian Turkishاِیلَه—
4Proto-Turkicbilewith, together, also

via Turkish al

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishaldark red, blood red, crimson; trick, trap;...
2Ottoman Turkishal—
3Proto-TurkicĀlred, crimson
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