Where does “لەپ” come from?

لەپ (Uyghur) comes from Persian لب, from Proto-Iranian *lab-, from Indo-European *leb-.

لەپ (Uyghur): lip

Definitions

  1. lip

Ancestry of “لەپ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianلبlip; edge
2Proto-Iranian*lab-—
3Indo-European*leb-—
Every word from Indo-European *leb- →Every word from Proto-Iranian *lab- →Every word from Persian لب →
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