Where does “劫貝” come from?

劫貝 (Chinese) comes from Sanskrit कार्पास, from Sanskrit कर्पास — cotton, Gossypium arboreum.

劫貝 (Chinese): cotton

Definitions

  1. cotton

Ancestry of “劫貝”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकार्पासcotton
2Sanskritकर्पासcotton, Gossypium arboreum
Every word from Sanskrit कर्पास →Every word from Sanskrit कार्पास →