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Where does “قابل” come from?

قابل (Classical Persian) comes from Arabic قَابِل, from Arabic قَبِلَ — to accept; to receive hospitably.

Ancestry of “قابل”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقَابِل—
2Arabicقَبِلَto accept; to receive hospitably
Every word from Arabic قَبِلَ →