Where does “taliban” come from?

taliban (Swedish) comes from Pashto طالبان, from Arabic طالب, from Arabic طَلَبَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

taliban (Swedish): Taliban

Definitions

  1. Taliban

Ancestry of “taliban”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pashtoطالبانstudents, seekers
2Arabicطالبseeker, pursuer; student, scholar; claimant
3Arabicطَلَبَto demand, ask, beg; to seek, to request, etc
4Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
5Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to

Words derived from “taliban”

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