Where does “إِلْيَاس” come from?

إِلْيَاس (Arabic) comes from Hebrew אליהו, from Hebrew אֵל, from Hebrew שמואל, from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל.

Ancestry of “إِلْيَاس”, step by step

إِلْيَاس traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew אליהו

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewאליהוMy God is Yahweh
2Hebrewאֵלa God; God, deity; god, God
3Hebrewשמואל—
4Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל—

via Ancient Greek Ἠλίας

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἨλίαςElijah, an Israelite prophet
2Hebrewאֵלִיָּה{{l|en|Jah}} is my God

Words derived from “إِلْيَاس”

Every word from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל →Every word from Hebrew שמואל →Every word from Hebrew אֵל →