Where does “اله” come from?

اله (Persian) comes from Arabic إِلٰه, from Proto-Semitic ʾil- — deity; god.

اله (Persian): God, god; eagle

Definitions

  1. God, god; eagle

Ancestry of “اله”, step by step

اله traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic إِلٰه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicإِلٰهgod, deity
2Proto-Semiticʾil-deity; god

via Middle Persian ʾlwh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianʾlwheagle

Words derived from “اله”

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