Where does “محتلم” come from?

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

محتلم (Arabic): sexually mature

Definitions

  1. sexually mature

Ancestry of “محتلم”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicاِحْتَلَمَto reach puberty
2Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
3Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV-Every word from Arabic لEvery word from Arabic اِحْتَلَمَ
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