'alkoran' originates from Arabic, specifically the word 'القرآن' (al-Qur'ān), where 'al-' is the definite article 'the' and 'Qur'ān' means 'recitation'.

'القرآن' transformed into the medieval English word 'alkoran' and eventually became the modern English word 'Quran'.

Initially, it meant 'recitation', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'the holy book of Islam'.