Where does “kilema” come from?

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

kilema (Swahili): person with a disability, cripple

Definitions

  1. person with a disability, cripple

Ancestry of “kilema”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكلامtalking, speaking; conversation, speech, talk,...
2Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
3Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to

Words derived from “kilema”

Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic كلام →