Where does “لب” come from?

لب (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic لب, from Proto-Semitic libb-, from Proto-Afroasiatic lib- — heart.

لب (Ottoman Turkish): lip

Definitions

  1. lip

Ancestry of “لب”, step by step

لب traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic لب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicلبpulp, backlog, marrow, core, heart; intellect,...
2Proto-Semiticlibb-heart
3Proto-Afroasiaticlib-heart

via Classical Persian لَب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianلَب—
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic lib- →Every word from Proto-Semitic libb- →Every word from Arabic لب →