Where does “talaq” come from?

talaq (English) comes from Arabic طَلَاق, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

talaq (English): An Islamic divorce, sanctioned by the Qur'an; To...

Definitions

  1. An Islamic divorce, sanctioned by the Qur'an; To...

Ancestry of “talaq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicطَلَاقdivorce
2Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
3Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to
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