Where does “kitaaluma” come from?

kitaaluma (Swahili) comes from Swahili taaluma, from Arabic تعلم, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

kitaaluma (Swahili): academic

Definitions

  1. academic

Ancestry of “kitaaluma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilitaalumastudy
2Arabicتعلمto learn; verbal noun of تَعَلَّمَ; action of...
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 تعلم →