Where does “الله” come from?

الله (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic اللّٰه, from Proto-Semitic ʾil- — deity; god.

الله (Ottoman Turkish): Allah, God

Definitions

  1. Allah, God

Ancestry of “الله”, step by step

الله traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic اللّٰه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicاللّٰهGod, Allah; the All-highest”, “God; the...
2Proto-Semiticʾil-deity; god

via Arabic اَللّٰه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicاَللّٰهAllah; God

Words derived from “الله”

Every word from Proto-Semitic ʾil- →Every word from Arabic اللّٰه →