Where does “جلد” come from?

جلد (Hijazi Arabic) comes from Arabic جِلْد, from Proto-Semitic gild-.

جلد (Hijazi Arabic): to hit (someone) on the skin, to lash, to whip, to flog

Definitions

  1. to hit (someone) on the skin, to lash, to whip, to flog

Ancestry of “جلد”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجِلْدskin, hide
2Proto-Semiticgild-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic gild- →Every word from Arabic جِلْد →