Where does “խուրմա” come from?

խուրմա (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian խուրմայ, from Persian خرما, from Pahlavi hwlmʾk'.

խուրմա (Armenian): date; persimmon

Definitions

  1. date; persimmon

Ancestry of “խուրմա”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Armenianխուրմայ—
2Persianخرماdate
3Pahlavihwlmʾk'—
Every word from Pahlavi hwlmʾk' →Every word from Persian خرما →Every word from Middle Armenian խուրմայ →