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-.
talak (Mauritian Creole): talaq, divorce
Ancestry of “talak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | तलाक़ | talaq, divorce; divorce |
| 2 | Persian | طلاق | talaq, divorce; divorce |
| 3 | Arabic | طَلَاق | divorce |
| 4 | Arabic | ل | to, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express... |
| 5 | Proto-Semitic | *lV- | — |