Where does “علام” come from?

علام (Arabic) comes from Arabic عَلَى — on, about; on, over.

علام (Arabic): on what?

Definitions

  1. on what?

Ancestry of “علام”, step by step

علام traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic عَلَى

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعَلَىon, about; on, over

via Arabic مَا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَاthat; not; what
Every word from Arabic عَلَى