Where does “Taliban” come from?
Taliban (German) comes from Pashto طالبان, from Arabic طالب, from Arabic طَلَبَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.
Taliban (German): Taliban, a member of the Taliban movement
Definitions
- Taliban, a member of the Taliban movement
Ancestry of “Taliban”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Pashto | طالبان | students, seekers |
| 2 | Arabic | طالب | seeker, pursuer; student, scholar; claimant |
| 3 | Arabic | طَلَبَ | to demand, ask, beg; to seek, to request, etc |
| 4 | Arabic | ل | to, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express... |
| 5 | Proto-Semitic | *lV- | for, to |