Where does “क़ल्ब” come from?
क़ल्ब (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian قلب, from Arabic قَلْب — to flip, to change.
क़ल्ब (Hindi): heart
Ancestry of “क़ल्ब”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | قلب | — |
| 2 | Arabic | قَلْب | to flip, to change |