Where does “բամբակ” come from?

բամբակ (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian բամբակ, from Old Armenian բամբակ, from Middle Persian pmbk' — cotton.

բամբակ (Armenian): cotton; absorbent cotton, cotton wool, wadding,...

Definitions

  1. cotton; absorbent cotton, cotton wool, wadding,...

Ancestry of “բամբակ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Armenianբամբակcotton
2Old Armenianբամբակcotton
3Middle Persianpmbk'cotton
Every word from Middle Persian pmbk' →Every word from Old Armenian բամբակ →Every word from Middle Armenian բամբակ →