Where does “الياس” come from?

الياس (Pashto) comes from Arabic إِلْيَاس, from Hebrew אליהו, from Hebrew אֵל, from Hebrew שמואל, from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל.

Ancestry of “الياس”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicإِلْيَاس—
2HebrewאליהוMy God is Yahweh
3Hebrewאֵלa God; God, deity; god, God
4Hebrewשמואל—
5Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל—
Every word from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל →Every word from Hebrew שמואל →Every word from Hebrew אֵל →