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Where does “زلزل” come from?

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

زلزل (Arabic): to shake; to convulse, to tremble

Definitions

  1. to shake; to convulse, to tremble

Ancestry of “زلزل”, step by step

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