Where does “چرب” come from?

چرب (Persian) comes from Middle Persian clp, from Proto-Indo-European selp- — fat, oil.

چرب (Persian): fatty; greasy

Definitions

  1. fatty; greasy

Ancestry of “چرب”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianclpmild, gentle; fatty, oily
2Proto-Indo-Europeanselp-fat, oil

Words derived from “چرب”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European selp- →Every word from Middle Persian clp →