Where does “לבֿ” come from?

לבֿ (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew לב, from Proto-Semitic libb-, from Proto-Afroasiatic lib- — heart.

לבֿ (Yiddish): heart; courage

Definitions

  1. heart; courage

Ancestry of “לבֿ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewלבA heart: a hollow, muscular, blood-pumping organ...
2Proto-Semiticlibb-heart
3Proto-Afroasiaticlib-heart

Words derived from “לבֿ”

Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic lib- →Every word from Proto-Semitic libb- →Every word from Hebrew לב →