*gu/alb-: '(piece of) skin'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	ǧulbat- 'thin skin that covers a healing wound' [BK 1 310], ǧulb- 'shed skin, removed skin' [ibid.]	BK 1 310
Judaic Aramaic	galbīn (pl.) 'scales' [Ja 243]	Ja 243
Amharic	gʷəlləb (SED I 72); gʷälläbä (LGz. 189)	SED I 72; LGz. 189	gloss withheld
East Ethiopic	SEL gälba, WOL gälbä (SED I 72)	SED I 72	gloss withheld
Harari	gōläba (LGz. 189)	LGz. 189	gloss withheld

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Updated 22 October 2026