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Where does “كلخ” come from?

كلخ (Arabic) comes from Arabic قَلْح, from Arabic قِلَحْلَاح, from Classical Syriac ܩܠܚܠܚܐ — giant fennel; any giant stem; giant fennel.

كلخ (Arabic): "Ferula" gen. et spp; Athamanta gen. et spp

Definitions

  1. "Ferula" gen. et spp; Athamanta gen. et spp

Ancestry of “كلخ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقَلْح—
2Arabicقِلَحْلَاح—
3Classical Syriacܩܠܚܠܚܐgiant fennel; any giant stem; giant fennel
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