Where does “talcum” come from?

talcum (Medieval Latin) comes from Arabic طَلْق, from Persian تلک — talc, talcum.

Ancestry of “talcum”, step by step

talcum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic طَلْق

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicطَلْق—
2Persianتلکtalc, talcum

via Persian طلق

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianطلق—

Words derived from “talcum”

Every word from Persian تلک →Every word from Arabic طَلْق →