Where does “ilah” come from?

ilah (Malay) comes from Arabic إِلٰه, from Proto-Semitic ʾil- — deity; god.

ilah (Malay): god

Definitions

  1. god

Ancestry of “ilah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicإِلٰهgod, deity
2Proto-Semiticʾil-deity; god
Every word from Proto-Semitic ʾil- →Every word from Arabic إِلٰه →