Where does “قلب” come from?

قلب (Arabic) comes from Proto-Semitic libb-, from Proto-Afroasiatic lib- — heart.

قلب (Arabic): verbal noun of قَلَبَ; heart; pith, heart of palm

Definitions

  1. verbal noun of قَلَبَ; heart; pith, heart of palm

Ancestry of “قلب”, step by step

قلب traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Semitic libb-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semiticlibb-heart
2Proto-Afroasiaticlib-heart

via Syriac ܩܘܠܒܐ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Syriacܩܘܠܒܐ—

Words derived from “قلب”

Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic lib- →Every word from Proto-Semitic libb- →