Where does “talc” come from?

talc (Middle French) comes from Arabic طَلْق, from Persian تلک — talc, talcum.

Ancestry of “talc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicطَلْق—
2Persianتلکtalc, talcum

Words derived from “talc”

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