Where does “தலாக்” come from?

தலாக் (Tamil) comes from Urdu طلاق, from Classical Persian طلاق, from Arabic طَلَاق, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

தலாக் (Tamil): divorce

Definitions

  1. divorce

Ancestry of “தலாக்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduطلاقtalaq, divorce; divorce
2Classical Persianطلاق—
3Arabicطَلَاقdivorce
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 طَلَاق →