Where does “لوبيا” come from?

لوبيا (Arabic) comes from Classical Persian لوبیا, from Ancient Greek λόβια, from Akkadian 𒇻𒂠𒊬.

لوبيا (Arabic): black-eyed peas; green beans, string beans

Definitions

  1. black-eyed peas; green beans, string beans

Ancestry of “لوبيا”, step by step

لوبيا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Persian لوبیا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianلوبیا—
2Ancient Greekλόβια—
3Akkadian𒇻𒂠𒊬—

via Arabic لُوبِيَا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicلُوبِيَا—

Words derived from “لوبيا”

Every word from Akkadian 𒇻𒂠𒊬 →Every word from Ancient Greek λόβια →Every word from Classical Persian لوبیا →