Etymograph

English

jelq

Jelq comes from Persian جلق ‘masturbation’, and goes back to Arabic زَلَق ‘verbal noun of زَلِقَ (zaliqa) (form I)’.

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentزَلَق‘verbal noun of زَلِقَ (zaliqa) (form I)’
  2. Persianc. 900–presentجلقjalq‘masturbation’
  3. Englishtodayjelq

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentزَلَق‘verbal noun of زَلِقَ (zaliqa) (form I)’
  2. Persianc. 900–presentجلقjalq‘masturbation’
  3. Englishtodayjelq

Every English word from Arabic زَلَق

Today it means

noun A penis enlargement technique in which the thumb and index finger are wrapped around the penis and repeatedly drawn away from the body in order to force blood into the glans and encourage vascularity.

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Etymograph / Arabic زَلَق / jelq

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