Where does “хъурмэ” come from?
хъурмэ (Adyghe) comes from Turkish hurma, from Ottoman Turkish خرما, from Classical Persian خُرْمَا, from Pahlavi hwlmʾk'.
хъурмэ (Adyghe): date palm; date palm tree
Definitions
- date palm; date palm tree
Ancestry of “хъурмэ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | hurma | date; persimmon |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | خرما | date |
| 3 | Classical Persian | خُرْمَا | — |
| 4 | Pahlavi | hwlmʾk' | — |