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Qalyubiyya
Qalyubiyya comes from Arabic قَلْيُوب ‘Qalyub’, from Ancient Greek Καλλιόπη ‘Calliope’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- ‘to speak’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wekʷ-‘to speak’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wṓkʷs‘voice’reconstructedo-grade root noun of *wekʷ-
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*wókʷs‘voice’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὄψ‘voice’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΚαλλιόπη‘Calliope’
- Arabicc. 500–presentقَلْيُوبqalyūb‘Qalyub’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentالقَلْيُوبِيَّةal-qalyūbiyya
- EnglishtodayQalyubiyya
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wekʷ-‘to speak’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wṓkʷs‘voice’reconstructedo-grade root noun of *wekʷ-
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*wókʷs‘voice’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὄψ‘voice’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΚαλλιόπη‘Calliope’
- Arabicc. 500–presentقَلْيُوبqalyūb‘Qalyub’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentالقَلْيُوبِيَّةal-qalyūbiyya
- EnglishtodayQalyubiyya
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- ‘to speak’
epic, vocalist, wight, whit, voiceless, vocally, epos, vocalize, 30 more
through Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs ‘voice’
voice, invite, invitation, vocal, vie, invoke, vox, vouch, invocation, vociferous, 30 more
through Ancient Greek ὄψ ‘voice’
Today it means
name A governorate in north-eastern Egypt.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- / Qalyubiyya