Where does “معلوم” come from?

معلوم (South Levantine Arabic) comes from Arabic مَعْلُوم, from Arabic عَلِمَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

معلوم (South Levantine Arabic): known, obvious

Definitions

  1. known, obvious

Ancestry of “معلوم”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَعْلُومknown
2Arabicعَلِمَto know, to perceive, to distinguish
3Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
4Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic عَلِمَ →