Where does “ulama” come from?

ulama (Tagalog) comes from Arabic عُلَمَاء, from Arabic عَالِم, from Arabic عَلِمَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

ulama (Tagalog): alim

Definitions

  1. alim

Ancestry of “ulama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعُلَمَاء—
2Arabicعَالِمknowing, learned, also scholar; learned one;...
3Arabicعَلِمَto know, to perceive, to distinguish
4Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
5Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic عَلِمَ →