Where does “Allah” come from?

Allah (Indonesian) comes from Malay Allah, from Arabic الله, from Arabic الٱِلٰه, from Arabic إله, from Proto-Semitic ʔil- — deity, god.

Allah (Indonesian): Elohim, God

Definitions

  1. Elohim, God

Ancestry of “Allah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayAllahGod; Elohim, God
2ArabicاللهAllah; God; god
3ArabicالٱِلٰهGod
4Arabicإلهgod, deity
5Proto-Semiticʔil-deity, god

Words derived from “Allah”

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