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Where does “κᾰρπᾰ́σος” come from?

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

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

Definitions

  1. second declension; flax; cotton

Ancestry of “κᾰρπᾰ́σος”, step by step

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

Words derived from “κᾰρπᾰ́σος”

  • carbaseus
  • carbasus
  • ܟܪܒܣܐ
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