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Where does “jilid” come from?
jilid (Malay) comes from Classical Persian جلد, from Arabic جِلْد, from Proto-Semitic gild-.
Ancestry of “jilid”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Classical Persian
جلد
—
2
Arabic
جِلْد
skin, hide
3
Proto-Semitic
gild-
—
Words derived from “jilid”
jilid
terjilid
Every word from Proto-Semitic gild- →
Every word from Arabic جِلْد →
Every word from Classical Persian جلد →