Where does “طلاق” come from?

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

طلاق (Hijazi Arabic): divorce

Definitions

  1. divorce

Ancestry of “طلاق”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicطَلَاقdivorce
2Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
3Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic طَلَاق →
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