Where does “elif” come from?

elif (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish الف, from Arabic أَلِف — alif, the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.

elif (Turkish): Letter of the Arabic alphabet: ا

Definitions

  1. Letter of the Arabic alphabet: ا

Ancestry of “elif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishالفalif
2Arabicأَلِفalif, the first letter of the Arabic alphabet
Every word from Arabic أَلِف →Every word from Ottoman Turkish الف →