French hélas

← French hélas non (link)

← French héler (mention)

← French bruit (link)

← Old French elas (inherited)

← Old French a las (mention)

← Old French a (mention)

← Old French las (mention)

← Latin lassus (derived)

← Dutch helaas (cognate)

→ English alas (mention)

→ French las (mention)

→ French las (link)

→ Dutch helaas (borrowed)