Where does “salat” come from?

salat (English) comes from Arabic صَلَاة, from Classical Syriac ܨܠܘܬܐ, from Aramaic צלותא — prayer.

salat (English): The obligatory prayer that Muslims are called to...

Definitions

  1. The obligatory prayer that Muslims are called to...

Ancestry of “salat”, step by step

salat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic صَلَاة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicصَلَاةprayer; salat, prayer
2Classical Syriacܨܠܘܬܐprayer; temple, sanctuary; reconciliation,...
3Aramaicצלותאprayer

via French Salat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchSalat—
Every word from Aramaic צלותא →Every word from Classical Syriac ܨܠܘܬܐ →Every word from Arabic صَلَاة →