Where does “ఆలము” come from?

ఆలము (Telugu) comes from Hindi आलम, from Classical Persian عالم, from Arabic عالم, from Arabic عَلِمَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

ఆలము (Telugu): war, battle; plague, trouble, oppression;...

Definitions

  1. war, battle; plague, trouble, oppression;...

Ancestry of “ఆలము”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiआलमworld, universe, creation
2Classical Persianعالم—
3Arabicعالمworld; universe, cosmos, existence; things,...
4Arabicعَلِمَto know, to perceive, to distinguish
5Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
6Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic عَلِمَ →