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[–] TheYojimbo@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

No, in France voilà comes from "see there" as you said, and wallah is used as a slang meaning "I swear to god". Colloquial use are very different.

[–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago