Where does “古貝” come from?
古貝 (Chinese) comes from Sanskrit कर्पास — cotton, Gossypium arboreum.
古貝 (Chinese): silk-cotton tree; Levant cotton
Definitions
- silk-cotton tree; Levant cotton
Ancestry of “古貝”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | कर्पास | cotton, Gossypium arboreum |