Where does “maalum” come from?
maalum (Swahili) comes from Urdu معلوم, from Arabic مَعْلُوم, from Arabic عَلِمَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV-.
maalum (Swahili): special, distinguished; famous, well-known;...
Definitions
- special, distinguished; famous, well-known;...
Ancestry of “maalum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Urdu | معلوم | — |
| 2 | Arabic | مَعْلُوم | known |
| 3 | Arabic | عَلِمَ | to know, to perceive, to distinguish |
| 4 | Arabic | ل | to, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express... |
| 5 | Proto-Semitic | *lV- | — |