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Where does “Аллоҳ” come from?

Аллоҳ (Uzbek) comes from Classical Persian اَللّٰه, from Arabic الله, from Arabic الٱِلٰه, from Arabic إله, from Proto-Semitic ʔil- — deity, god.

Ancestry of “Аллоҳ”, step by step

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