Where does “tgħallem” come from?

tgħallem (Maltese) comes from Arabic تعلم, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

tgħallem (Maltese): to learn

Definitions

  1. to learn

Ancestry of “tgħallem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicتعلمto learn; verbal noun of تَعَلَّمَ; action of...
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 تعلم →
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