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Where does “Allah” come from?

Allah (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Arabic اَللّٰه, from Proto-Semitic ʾil- — deity; god.

Ancestry of “Allah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicاَللّٰهAllah; God
2Proto-Semiticʾil-deity; god
Every word from Proto-Semitic ʾil- →