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Where does “قلب” come from?

قلب (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic قَلْب — to flip, to change.

قلب (Ottoman Turkish): heart

Definitions

  1. heart

Ancestry of “قلب”, step by step

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