Where does “κάρπασος” come from?

κάρπασος (Ancient Greek) comes from Hebrew כַּרְפַּס, from Sanskrit कर्पास — cotton, Gossypium arboreum.

κάρπασος (Ancient Greek): second declension; flax; cotton

Definitions

  1. second declension; flax; cotton

Ancestry of “κάρπασος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewכַּרְפַּסa type of expensive fabric made of cotton; fabric...
2Sanskritकर्पासcotton, Gossypium arboreum

Words derived from “κάρπασος”

Every word from Sanskrit कर्पास →Every word from Hebrew כַּרְפַּס →