Where does “قالب” come from?
قالب (Persian) comes from Arabic قَالِب, from Classical Syriac ܩܠܒܝܕ, from Ancient Greek καλοπόδιον, from Ancient Greek κᾱλόπους, from Ancient Greek πούς, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
قالب (Persian): mould; template
Ancestry of “قالب”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | قَالِب | form, mold; form, mould; mold |
| 2 | Classical Syriac | ܩܠܒܝܕ | last |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | καλοπόδιον | shoemaker's last |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κᾱλόπους | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πούς | foot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |