Where does “قلب” come from?

قلب (Moroccan Arabic) comes from Arabic قلب, from Proto-Semitic libb-, from Proto-Afroasiatic lib- — heart.

قلب (Moroccan Arabic): heart

Definitions

  1. heart

Ancestry of “قلب”, step by step

قلب traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic قلب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقلبverbal noun of قَلَبَ; heart; pith, heart of palm
2Proto-Semiticlibb-heart
3Proto-Afroasiaticlib-heart

via Arabic قَلْب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقَلْبto flip, to change

Words derived from “قلب”

Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic lib- →Every word from Proto-Semitic libb- →Every word from Arabic قلب →