Where does “Allah” come from?

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

Allah (Malay): God; Elohim, God

Definitions

  1. God; Elohim, God

Ancestry of “Allah”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Allah”

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