Where does “halkumu” come from?

halkumu (Swahili) comes from Arabic حلقوم, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

halkumu (Swahili): jugular vein

Definitions

  1. jugular vein

Ancestry of “halkumu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحلقومthroat, gullet; esophagus, place of the...
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 حلقوم →