Where does “حليب” come from?

حليب (Arabic) comes from Proto-Semitic ḥalīb- — milk; fresh milk; fat.

حليب (Arabic): milk

Definitions

  1. milk

Ancestry of “حليب”, step by step

حليب traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Semitic ḥalīb-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semiticḥalīb-milk; fresh milk; fat

via Arabic حَلِيب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحَلِيب
Every word from Proto-Semitic ḥalīb-