Where does “عرقوب” come from?
عرقوب (Arabic) comes from Proto-Semitic ʿarqūb-, from Proto-Semitic ʿarq-.
عرقوب (Arabic): hamstring, Achilles tendon
Definitions
- hamstring, Achilles tendon
Ancestry of “عرقوب”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Semitic | ʿarqūb- | hamstring, Achilles tendon |
| 2 | Proto-Semitic | ʿarq- | — |