Where does “ליבי” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ליבי”, step by step

ליבי traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew לב

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewלבA heart: a hollow, muscular, blood-pumping organ...
2Proto-Semiticlibb-heart
3Proto-Afroasiaticlib-heart

via Hebrew ־י

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrew־יUsed in adjectives with the meaning “related to”;...
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic lib-Every word from Proto-Semitic libb-Every word from Hebrew לב