Where does “salaatu” come from?

salaatu (Fula) comes from Arabic صَلَاة, from Classical Syriac ܨܠܘܬܐ, from Aramaic צלותא — prayer.

salaatu (Fula): prayer

Definitions

  1. prayer

Ancestry of “salaatu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicصَلَاةprayer; salat, prayer
2Classical Syriacܨܠܘܬܐprayer; temple, sanctuary; reconciliation,...
3Aramaicצלותאprayer
Every word from Aramaic צלותא →Every word from Classical Syriac ܨܠܘܬܐ →Every word from Arabic صَلَاة →