Etymology Explorer › Arabic

Where does “تعالم” come from?

تعالم (Arabic) comes from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV-.

تعالم (Arabic): to pretend to know, to feign knowledge; to brag...

Definitions

  1. to pretend to know, to feign knowledge; to brag...

Ancestry of “تعالم”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
2Proto-Semitic*lV-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →