Where does “أسفراج” come from?

أسفراج (Arabic) comes from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος, from Ancient Greek ἀσφάραγος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰ — to jerk, to scatter.

أسفراج (Arabic): asparagus (Asparagus spp.)

Definitions

  1. asparagus (Asparagus spp.)

Ancestry of “أسفراج”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀσπάραγοςasparagus; young shoots
2Ancient Greekἀσφάραγοςthroat, gullet; asparagus; shoots of other plants
3Proto-Indo-European(s)pregʰto jerk, to scatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀσφάραγος →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος →