Where does “לב” come from?

לב (Hebrew) comes from Proto-Semitic libb-, from Proto-Afroasiatic lib- — heart.

לב (Hebrew): A heart: a hollow, muscular, blood-pumping organ...

Definitions

  1. A heart: a hollow, muscular, blood-pumping organ...

Ancestry of “לב”, step by step

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

Words derived from “לב”

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