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Where does “لب” come from?
لب (Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian *lab-, from Indo-European *leb-.
لب
(Persian): lip; edge
Definitions
lip; edge
Ancestry of “لب”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Iranian
*lab-
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2
Indo-European
*leb-
—
Words derived from “لب”
لو
لبخند
لبه
مداد لب
ləb
لەپ
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Every word from Proto-Iranian *lab- →