Where does “ضلع” come from?

ضلع (Urdu) comes from Classical Persian ضلع, from Arabic ضلع, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

ضلع (Urdu): district

Definitions

  1. district

Ancestry of “ضلع”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianضلع—
2Arabicضلعto side; to make common cause; to be strong,...
3Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
4Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to

Words derived from “ضلع”

Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic ضلع →