Where does “الموت” come from?
الموت (Persian) comes from Persian اله, from Arabic إِلٰه, from Proto-Semitic ʾil- — deity; god.
Ancestry of “الموت”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | اله | God, god; eagle |
| 2 | Arabic | إِلٰه | god, deity |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | ʾil- | deity; god |
Words derived from “الموت”