Where does “ذئب” come from?

ذئب (Arabic) comes from Proto-Semitic *ḏiʔb- — wolf.

ذئب (Arabic): golden jackal; wolf

Definitions

  1. golden jackal; wolf

Ancestry of “ذئب”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semitic*ḏiʔb-wolf

Words derived from “ذئب

Every word from Proto-Semitic *ḏiʔb-
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