Where does “aling” come from?

aling (Makasar) comes from Arabic عَالِم, from Arabic عَلِمَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

aling (Makasar): pious; religious; knowledgeable in religion

Definitions

  1. pious; religious; knowledgeable in religion

Ancestry of “aling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعَالِمknowing, learned, also scholar; learned one;...
2Arabicعَلِمَto know, to perceive, to distinguish
3Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
4Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to

Words derived from “aling

Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV-Every word from Arabic لEvery word from Arabic عَلِمَ
aling — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer