Where does “اَللّٰه” come from?
اَللّٰه (Classical Persian) comes from Arabic الله, from Arabic الٱِلٰه, from Arabic إله, from Proto-Semitic ʔil- — deity, god.
Ancestry of “اَللّٰه”, step by step
اَللّٰه traces back through two 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 اللّٰه
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | اللّٰه | God, Allah; the All-highest”, “God; the... |
| 2 | Proto-Semitic | ʾil- | deity; god |
Words derived from “اَللّٰه”