Where does “عالم” come from?

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

عالم (Arabic): world; universe, cosmos, existence; things,...

Definitions

  1. world; universe, cosmos, existence; things,...

Ancestry of “عالم”, step by step

عالم traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic عَلِمَ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعَلِمَto know, to perceive, to distinguish
2Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
3Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to

via Aramaic עָלְמָא

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicעָלְמָא—

Words derived from “عالم”

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