Where does “ምስር” come from?

ምስር (Amharic) comes from Ottoman Turkish مصر, from Arabic مِصْر — Egypt.

ምስር (Amharic): lentil

Definitions

  1. lentil

Ancestry of “ምስር”, step by step

ምስር traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish مصر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishمصرmaize, corn
2ArabicمِصْرEgypt

via Sanskrit मसूर

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमसूर—
Every word from Arabic مِصْر →Every word from Ottoman Turkish مصر →