Where does “бамба” come from?

бамба (Chechen) comes from Georgian ბამბა, from Persian پنبه, from Middle Persian pmbk' — cotton.

бамба (Chechen): cotton, cotton wool, wadding

Definitions

  1. cotton, cotton wool, wadding

Ancestry of “бамба”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianბამბაcotton, cotton wool; candy floss, cotton candy,...
2Persianپنبهcotton
3Middle Persianpmbk'cotton
Every word from Middle Persian pmbk' →Every word from Persian پنبه →Every word from Georgian ბამბა →