Where does “talak” come from?

talak (Mauritian Creole) comes from Hindi तलाक़, from Persian طلاق, from Arabic طَلَاق, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

talak (Mauritian Creole): talaq, divorce

Definitions

  1. talaq, divorce

Ancestry of “talak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiतलाक़talaq, divorce; divorce
2Persianطلاقtalaq, divorce; divorce
3Arabicطَلَاقdivorce
4Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
5Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic طَلَاق →
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