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Where does “غلام” come from?

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

غلام (Arabic): boy, lad; servant, slave

Definitions

  1. boy, lad; servant, slave

Ancestry of “غلام”, step by step

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