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Where does “qalb” come from?

qalb (Maltese) comes from Arabic قَلْب — to flip, to change.

qalb (Maltese): heart

Definitions

  1. heart

Ancestry of “qalb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقَلْبto flip, to change
Every word from Arabic قَلْب →