Where does “扁桃” come from?

扁桃 (Chinese) comes from Persian بادام, from Pahlavi 𐭥𐭠𐭣𐭠𐭬, from Proto-Indo-Iranian vātādám.

扁桃 (Chinese): almond; flat peach

Definitions

  1. almond; flat peach

Ancestry of “扁桃”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبادامalmond
2Pahlavi𐭥𐭠𐭣𐭠𐭬—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianvātādám—

Words derived from “扁桃”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian vātādám →Every word from Pahlavi 𐭥𐭠𐭣𐭠𐭬 →Every word from Persian بادام →