Where does “mtalaka” come from?

mtalaka (Swahili) comes from Swahili talaka, from Arabic طَلَاق, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

mtalaka (Swahili): divorcee

Definitions

  1. divorcee

Ancestry of “mtalaka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilitalakadivorce
2Arabicطَلَاقdivorce
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 طَلَاق →