Where does “اِلْیَاس” come from?

اِلْیَاس (Classical Persian) comes from Arabic إِلْيَاس, from Hebrew אליהו, from Hebrew אֵל, from Hebrew שמואל, from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל.

Ancestry of “اِلْیَاس”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicإِلْيَاس
2HebrewאליהוMy God is Yahweh
3Hebrewאֵלa God; God, deity; god, God
4Hebrewשמואל
5Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל
Every word from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵלEvery word from Hebrew שמואלEvery word from Hebrew אֵל