Where does “talaka” come from?

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

talaka (Swahili): divorce

Definitions

  1. divorce

Ancestry of “talaka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicطَلَاقdivorce
2Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
3Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to

Words derived from “talaka”

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