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Where does “غلفة” come from?

غلفة (Arabic) comes from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV-.

غلفة (Arabic): foreskin, prepuce

Definitions

  1. foreskin, prepuce

Ancestry of “غلفة”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
2Proto-Semitic*lV-—
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