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Where does “इलाहाबाद” come from?

इलाहाबाद (Hindi) comes from Persian الله‌آباد, from Arabic اَللّٰه, from Proto-Semitic ʾil- — deity; god.

Ancestry of “इलाहाबाद”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianالله‌آباد—
2ArabicاَللّٰهAllah; God
3Proto-Semiticʾil-deity; god
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