Where does “ثرب” come from?

ثرب (Arabic) comes from Middle Persian clp, from Proto-Indo-European selp- — fat, oil.

ثرب (Arabic): omentum, caul, a thin tegument of fat that covers the stomach of a ruminant and the bowels or intestines

Definitions

  1. omentum, caul, a thin tegument of fat that covers the stomach of a ruminant and the bowels or intestines

Ancestry of “ثرب”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianclpmild, gentle; fatty, oily
2Proto-Indo-Europeanselp-fat, oil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European selp- →Every word from Middle Persian clp →
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