Where does “الله” come from?

الله (Arabic) comes from Arabic الٱِلٰه, from Arabic إله, from Proto-Semitic ʔil- — deity, god.

الله (Arabic): Allah; God; god

Definitions

  1. Allah; God; god

Ancestry of “الله”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicالٱِلٰهGod
2Arabicإلهgod, deity
3Proto-Semiticʔil-deity, god

Words derived from “الله”

Every word from Proto-Semitic ʔil- →Every word from Arabic إله →Every word from Arabic الٱِلٰه →