Where does “అబ్దుల్లా” come from?
అబ్దుల్లా (Telugu) comes from Arabic عَبْدُ ٱللّٰه, from Arabic اللّٰه, from Proto-Semitic ʾil- — deity; god.
Ancestry of “అబ్దుల్లా”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | عَبْدُ ٱللّٰه | servant of God |
| 2 | Arabic | اللّٰه | God, Allah; the All-highest”, “God; the... |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | ʾil- | deity; god |