Where does “طلب” come from?

طلب (South Levantine Arabic) comes from Arabic طَلَبَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

طلب (South Levantine Arabic): to request, to ask for, to order (food in a restaurant, etc.)

Definitions

  1. to request, to ask for, to order (food in a restaurant, etc.)

Ancestry of “طلب”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicطَلَبَto demand, ask, beg; to seek, to request, etc
2Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
3Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic طَلَبَ →