Where does “aal” come from?

aal (Wolof) comes from Wolof abal, from Spanish aval, from Portuguese aval, from German Aval, from Italian avallo, from Russian ава́ль, from French aval, from French à — in.

aal (Wolof): bad mood; Alternative spelling of abal

Definitions

  1. bad mood; Alternative spelling of abal

Ancestry of “aal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Wolofabalto lend
2Spanishavalendorsement; countersignature; guarantee
3Portugueseavalpermit
4GermanAval
5Italianavalloguarantee
6Russianава́льaval, bank guarantee, surety
7Frenchavaldownstream area, lower reaches; approval,...
8Frenchàto; on the, to; at
9Englishavieemulously
10Frenchenviedesire, lust, urge; appetite, craving; envy
11Latininvidiaenvy, grudge, jealousy, prejudice, spite; an...
12Latininvidusenvious; hostile, inimical
13LatininvideoI look askance or maliciously at, cast an evil...
14Latinīn-un-, non-, not
15Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
16Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
17Proto-Italicenin
18Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én
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