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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

  1. lip; edge

Ancestry of “لب”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranian*lab-—
2Indo-European*leb-—

Words derived from “لب”

  • लब
  • لبخند
  • لب
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