Where does “alma” come from?

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

alma (English): An Egyptian singer or dancing-girl employed for...

Definitions

  1. An Egyptian singer or dancing-girl employed for...

Ancestry of “alma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعَالِمَةsinger
2Arabicعَلِمَto know, to perceive, to distinguish
3Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
4Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic عَلِمَ →