Where does “طلق” come from?

طلق (South Levantine Arabic) comes from Arabic طلق, from Persian تلک — talc, talcum.

طلق (South Levantine Arabic): to divorce

Definitions

  1. to divorce

Ancestry of “طلق”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicطلقto set loose; to free; to launch; to be divorced,...
2Persianتلکtalc, talcum
Every word from Persian تلک →Every word from Arabic طلق →