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Where does “jilt” come from?

jilt (Turkmen) comes from Arabic جِلْد, from Proto-Semitic gild-.

jilt (Turkmen): skin

Definitions

  1. skin

Ancestry of “jilt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجِلْدskin, hide
2Proto-Semiticgild-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic gild- →