Where does “ایلما” come from?

ایلما (Urdu) comes from English Alma, from Arabic عَالِمَة, from Arabic عَلِمَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

ایلما (Urdu): One of two prophets, the Elder and the Younger, and a book (Book of Alma) in the Book of Mormon

Definitions

  1. One of two prophets, the Elder and the Younger, and a book (Book of Alma) in the Book of Mormon

Ancestry of “ایلما”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAlmapopular in the 19th century
2Arabicعَالِمَةsinger
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- →