Where does “जिल्द” come from?

जिल्द (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian جلد, from Arabic جِلْد, from Proto-Semitic gild-.

जिल्द (Hindi): binding the spine of a book, by which pages are held together

Definitions

  1. binding the spine of a book, by which pages are held together

Ancestry of “जिल्द”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianجلد—
2Arabicجِلْدskin, hide
3Proto-Semiticgild-—

Words derived from “जिल्द”

Every word from Proto-Semitic gild- →Every word from Arabic جِلْد →Every word from Classical Persian جلد →