Where does “İlyas” come from?

İlyas (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish الیاس, from Arabic إِلْيَاس, from Hebrew אליהו, from Hebrew אֵל, from Hebrew שמואל, from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל.

İlyas (Turkish): Elijah

Definitions

  1. Elijah

Ancestry of “İlyas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishالیاس—
2Arabicإِلْيَاس—
3HebrewאליהוMy God is Yahweh
4Hebrewאֵלa God; God, deity; god, God
5Hebrewשמואל—
6Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל—
Every word from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל →Every word from Hebrew שמואל →Every word from Hebrew אֵל →