Where does “بالمقلوب” come from?

بالمقلوب (Arabic) comes from Arabic مَقْلُوب, from Arabic قلب, from Proto-Semitic libb-, from Proto-Afroasiatic lib- — heart.

بالمقلوب (Arabic): backwards

Definitions

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Ancestry of “بالمقلوب”, step by step

بالمقلوب traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic مَقْلُوب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَقْلُوب
2Arabicقلبverbal noun of قَلَبَ; heart; pith, heart of palm
3Proto-Semiticlibb-heart
4Proto-Afroasiaticlib-heart

via Arabic بِـ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبِـin, with; on; with, by
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic lib-Every word from Proto-Semitic libb-Every word from Arabic قلب