Where does “তালেবান” come from?

তালেবান (Bengali) comes from Pashto طالبان, from Arabic طالب, from Arabic طَلَبَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

Ancestry of “তালেবান”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pashtoطالبانstudents, seekers
2Arabicطالبseeker, pursuer; student, scholar; claimant
3Arabicطَلَبَto demand, ask, beg; to seek, to request, etc
4Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
5Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic طَلَبَ →