[MHGinTN]

Actually the word 'allah' is/can be interpreted as a basterized version of the phrase 'the god', a generic phrase used by the peoples in and around Mekka when Mohammed tried to unify the tribe bickering with each other. The phrase was used to signify 'the god' that any particular family or tribe ascribed as the central diety for their pantheon. Note: the family ruling Saudi Arabia is 'the Saud' or al Saud.

[mercy]

Yes, I'll buy that but if you go back to Sumerian times and Babylon you can trace the entemology of the root word. In fact many believe you can trace it back to Nimrod.