Where does “kilema” come from?

kilema (Malagasy) comes from Swahili kilema, from Arabic كلام, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

kilema (Malagasy): deformity; handicap

Definitions

  1. deformity; handicap

Ancestry of “kilema”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilikilemaperson with a disability, cripple
2Arabicكلامtalking, speaking; conversation, speech, talk,...
3Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
4Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic كلام →