Where does “خلية دهنية” come from?

خلية دهنية (Arabic) comes from Arabic خلية, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

خلية دهنية (Arabic): adipocyte, fat cell

Definitions

  1. adipocyte, fat cell

Ancestry of “خلية دهنية”, step by step

خلية دهنية traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic خلية

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicخليةcell; hive, beehive
2Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
3Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to

via Arabic دُهْنِيّ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicدُهْنِيّ—
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic خلية →