Where does “alla” come from?

alla (Maltese) comes from Maltese Alla, from Arabic الله, from Arabic الٱِلٰه, from Arabic إله, from Proto-Semitic ʔil- — deity, god.

alla (Maltese): a god

Definitions

  1. a god

Ancestry of “alla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalteseAllaGod
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 →
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