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Where does “բամիա” come from?

բամիա (Armenian) comes from Turkish bamya, from Arabic بَامِيَا.

բամիա (Armenian): okra, gumbo, "Abelmoschus esculentus"

Definitions

  1. okra, gumbo, "Abelmoschus esculentus"

Ancestry of “բամիա”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishbamyaokra, "Abelmoschus esculentus"; penis
2Arabicبَامِيَا—
Every word from Arabic بَامِيَا →