Where does “чарб” come from?

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

чарб (Tajik): greasy, fatty

Definitions

  1. greasy, fatty

Ancestry of “чарб”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianچربfatty; greasy
2Middle Persianclpmild, gentle; fatty, oily
3Proto-Indo-Europeanselp-fat, oil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European selp- →Every word from Middle Persian clp →Every word from Persian چرب →