Where does “لبخند” come from?
لبخند (Persian) comes from Persian لب, from Proto-Iranian *lab-, from Indo-European *leb-.
لبخند (Persian): smile
Ancestry of “لبخند”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | لب | lip; edge |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | *lab- | — |
| 3 | Indo-European | *leb- | — |