Where does “قابل” come from?

قابل (Arabic) comes from Arabic ب, from Arabic طَابَق, from Middle Persian tʾp̄k', from Proto-Iranian tāpaka-, from Proto-Iranian tap-, from Proto-Indo-European tep- — to be warm, be hot.

قابل (Arabic): to stand exactly opposite, to be opposite, to be...

Definitions

  1. to stand exactly opposite, to be opposite, to be...

Ancestry of “قابل”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicبAbbreviation of باب; with, by; with
2Arabicطَابَق—
3Middle Persiantʾp̄k'frying pan
4Proto-Iraniantāpaka-heater {{non-gloss definition|or}} baking place...
5Proto-Iraniantap-to warm up, heat; flat
6Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot

Words derived from “قابل”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tep- →Every word from Proto-Iranian tap- →Every word from Proto-Iranian tāpaka- →