Where does “اللہ” come from?

اللہ (Urdu) comes from Old Hindi अलह, from Classical Persian اَللّٰه, from Arabic الله, from Arabic الٱِلٰه, from Arabic إله, from Proto-Semitic ʔil- — deity, god.

اللہ (Urdu): Allah; God

Definitions

  1. Allah; God

Ancestry of “اللہ”, step by step

اللہ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Hindi अलह

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old HindiअलहAllah
2Classical Persianاَللّٰه—
3ArabicاللهAllah; God; god
4ArabicالٱِلٰهGod
5Arabicإلهgod, deity
6Proto-Semiticʔil-deity, god

via Pashto الله

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PashtoاللهAllah
2PersianاللهGod, Allah
3ArabicاَللّٰهAllah; God

Words derived from “اللہ”

Every word from Proto-Semitic ʔil- →Every word from Arabic إله →Every word from Arabic الٱِلٰه →