Where does “هپاتیت ب” come from?

هپاتیت ب (Persian) comes from Persian ب, from Arabic ب, from Arabic طَابَق, from Middle Persian tʾp̄k', from Proto-Iranian tāpaka-, from Proto-Iranian tap-, from Proto-Indo-European tep- — to be warm, be hot.

هپاتیت ب (Persian): hepatitis B

Definitions

  1. hepatitis B

Ancestry of “هپاتیت ب”, step by step

هپاتیت ب traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian ب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianبB
2ArabicبAbbreviation of باب; with, by; with
3Arabicطَابَق
4Middle Persiantʾp̄k'frying pan
5Proto-Iraniantāpaka-heater {{non-gloss definition|or}} baking place...
6Proto-Iraniantap-to warm up, heat; flat
7Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot

via Persian هپاتیت

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianهپاتیتhepatitis
2Frenchhépatitehepatitis
3Latinhēpatītis
4Ancient Greekἧπαρliver
5Proto-Helleniceyékʷər
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyékʷr̥liver
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tep-Every word from Proto-Iranian tap-Every word from Proto-Iranian tāpaka-
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