Where does “لله” come from?
لله (Arabic) comes from Arabic الله, from Arabic الٱِلٰه, from Arabic إله, from Proto-Semitic ʔil- — deity, god.
Ancestry of “لله”, step by step
لله traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic الله
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | الله | Allah; God; god |
| 2 | Arabic | الٱِلٰه | God |
| 3 | Arabic | إله | god, deity |
| 4 | Proto-Semitic | ʔil- | deity, god |
via Arabic لِ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | لِ | for, to; to, for, towards |
via Persian لالا
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | لالا | sleep |