Where does “ilahi” come from?
ilahi (Azerbaijani) comes from Arabic إِلٰهِي, from Arabic إِلٰه, from Proto-Semitic ʾil- — deity; god.
ilahi (Azerbaijani): my God
Ancestry of “ilahi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | إِلٰهِي | — |
| 2 | Arabic | إِلٰه | god, deity |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | ʾil- | deity; god |