Where does “لبخند” come from?

لبخند (Persian) comes from Persian لب, from Proto-Iranian *lab-, from Indo-European *leb-.

لبخند (Persian): smile

Definitions

  1. smile

Ancestry of “لبخند”, step by step

لبخند traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian لب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianلبlip; edge
2Proto-Iranian*lab-—
3Indo-European*leb-—

via Persian خندیدن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخندیدنto laugh
Every word from Indo-European *leb- →Every word from Proto-Iranian *lab- →Every word from Persian لب →