Where does “إله” come from?
إله (Arabic) comes from Proto-Semitic ʔil- — deity, god.
إله (Arabic): god, deity
Definitions
- god, deity
Ancestry of “إله”, step by step
إله traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Semitic ʔil-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Semitic | ʔil- | deity, god |
via Arabic ـَاه
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | ـَاه | — |