Where does “ਅੱਲਾਹ” come from?

ਅੱਲਾਹ (Punjabi) comes from Old Punjabi ਅਲਹੁ, from Classical Persian اَللّٰه, from Arabic الله, from Arabic الٱِلٰه, from Arabic إله, from Proto-Semitic ʔil- — deity, god.

ਅੱਲਾਹ (Punjabi): God

Definitions

  1. God

Ancestry of “ਅੱਲਾਹ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old PunjabiਅਲਹੁGod
2Classical Persianاَللّٰه—
3ArabicاللهAllah; God; god
4ArabicالٱِلٰهGod
5Arabicإلهgod, deity
6Proto-Semiticʔil-deity, god
Every word from Proto-Semitic ʔil- →Every word from Arabic إله →Every word from Arabic الٱِلٰه →