Where does “ləb” come from?

ləb (Khalaj) comes from Persian لب, from Proto-Iranian *lab-, from Indo-European *leb-.

ləb (Khalaj): lip

Definitions

  1. lip

Ancestry of “ləb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianلبlip; edge
2Proto-Iranian*lab-—
3Indo-European*leb-—
Every word from Indo-European *leb- →Every word from Proto-Iranian *lab- →Every word from Persian لب →