Where does “طالب” come from?

طالب (Arabic) comes from Arabic طَلَبَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

طالب (Arabic): seeker, pursuer; student, scholar; claimant

Definitions

  1. seeker, pursuer; student, scholar; claimant

Ancestry of “طالب”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicطَلَبَto demand, ask, beg; to seek, to request, etc
2Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
3Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to

Words derived from “طالب”

Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic طَلَبَ →