Where does “Χάλεβ” come from?

Χάλεβ (Koine Greek) comes from Hebrew כלב, from Proto-Semitic kalb- — dog.

Ancestry of “Χάλεβ”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Hebrew	כלב	A dog, "especially" a male dog; "For uses of the...
2	Proto-Semitic	kalb-	dog

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