Where does “തലാക്ക്” come from?

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

തലാക്ക് (Malayalam): divorce

Definitions

  1. divorce

Ancestry of “തലാക്ക്”, 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 →