Where does “مطلوب” come from?

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

مطلوب (Arabic): desire, demand, wish; aim, end; requirement

Definitions

  1. desire, demand, wish; aim, end; requirement

Ancestry of “مطلوب”, 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
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic طَلَبَ →