Where does “يا الله” come from?

يا الله (Hijazi Arabic) comes from Hijazi Arabic الله, from Arabic الله, from Arabic الٱِلٰه, from Arabic إله, from Proto-Semitic ʔil- — deity, god.

يا الله (Hijazi Arabic): oh my god; an expression of anger, frustration, excitement, shock, awe, dismay

Definitions

  1. oh my god; an expression of anger, frustration, excitement, shock, awe, dismay

Ancestry of “يا الله”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hijazi ArabicاللهGod
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 →