Where does “nialim” come from?

nialim (Mokilese) comes from English alim, from Arabic عَالِم, from Arabic عَلِمَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

nialim (Mokilese): Friday

Definitions

  1. Friday

Ancestry of “nialim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalimAn educated scholar of Islamic law; a member of...
2Arabicعَالِمknowing, learned, also scholar; learned one;...
3Arabicعَلِمَto know, to perceive, to distinguish
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 عَلِمَ →