Where does “الله” come from?

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

الله (North Levantine Arabic): God

Definitions

  1. God

Ancestry of “الله”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicاللهAllah; God; god
2ArabicالٱِلٰهGod
3Arabicإلهgod, deity
4Proto-Semiticʔil-deity, god
Every word from Proto-Semitic ʔil- →Every word from Arabic إله →Every word from Arabic الٱِلٰه →