Where does “الله” come from?

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

الله (Chagatai): God

Definitions

  1. God

Ancestry of “الله”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianاَللّٰه—
2ArabicاللهAllah; God; god
3ArabicالٱِلٰهGod
4Arabicإلهgod, deity
5Proto-Semiticʔil-deity, god

Words derived from “الله”

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