Where does “לבֿ” come from?
לבֿ (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew לב, from Proto-Semitic libb-, from Proto-Afroasiatic lib- — heart.
לבֿ (Yiddish): heart; courage
Ancestry of “לבֿ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hebrew | לב | A heart: a hollow, muscular, blood-pumping organ... |
| 2 | Proto-Semitic | libb- | heart |
| 3 | Proto-Afroasiatic | lib- | heart |