Where does “معلوم” come from?

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

معلوم (Arabic): known; clear, evident, certain; of course, yes

Definitions

  1. known; clear, evident, certain; of course, yes

Ancestry of “معلوم”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعَلِمَto know, to perceive, to distinguish
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 عَلِمَ →