Where does “طلاق” come from?

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

طلاق (Urdu): talaq, divorce; divorce

Definitions

  1. talaq, divorce; divorce

Ancestry of “طلاق”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianطلاق—
2Arabicطَلَاقdivorce
3Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
4Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to

Words derived from “طلاق”

Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic طَلَاق →