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Where does “طلاق” come from?
طلاق (Classical Persian) comes from Arabic طَلَاق, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.
Ancestry of “طلاق”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Arabic
طَلَاق
divorce
2
Arabic
ل
to, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
3
Proto-Semitic
*lV-
for, to
Words derived from “طلاق”
طلاق
தலாக்
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