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Where does “alça” come from?

alça (Azerbaijani) comes from Classical Persian آلوچه, from Persian آلو, from Urdu آلو, from Sanskrit आलुक, from Sanskrit आलु, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHlu- — root.

alça (Azerbaijani): cherry plum fruits picked unripe and consumed...

Definitions

  1. cherry plum fruits picked unripe and consumed...

Ancestry of “alça”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianآلوچه—
2Persianآلوplum, prune; potato
3Urduآلوpotato; plum, prune
4Sanskritआलुक—
5Sanskritआलुan edible root; potato
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHlu-root

Words derived from “alça”

  • алыча
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