Where does “талаб” come from?

талаб (Tajik) comes from Arabic طلب, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

талаб (Tajik): demand, request, claim

Definitions

  1. demand, request, claim

Ancestry of “талаб”, step by step

талаб traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic طلب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicطلبto search, to look; to set out, to get underway,...
2Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
3Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to

via Arabic طَلَب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicطَلَبsearch
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic طلب →