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Where does “كُرْسُف” come from?

كُرْسُف (Arabic) comes from Sanskrit कर्पास — cotton, Gossypium arboreum.

Ancestry of “كُرْسُف”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकर्पासcotton, Gossypium arboreum

Words derived from “كُرْسُف”

  • gossypol
  • gossypiboma
  • gossypium
  • γοσσύπιον
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