Where does “আল্লাহ” come from?

আল্লাহ (Bengali) comes from Classical Persian اَللّٰه, from Arabic الله, from Arabic الٱِلٰه, from Arabic إله, from Proto-Semitic ʔil- — deity, god.

আল্লাহ (Bengali): Allah, God

Definitions

  1. Allah, God

Ancestry of “আল্লাহ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianاَللّٰه—
2ArabicاللهAllah; God; god
3ArabicالٱِلٰهGod
4Arabicإلهgod, deity
5Proto-Semiticʔil-deity, god
Every word from Proto-Semitic ʔil- →Every word from Arabic إله →Every word from Arabic الٱِلٰه →