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Where does “開司米” come from?

開司米 (Chinese) comes from English Cashmere, from Hindi कश्मीर, from Sanskrit कश्मीर, from Sanskrit कश्यपमीर, from Sanskrit कश्यप, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kaśyápas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kaćyápas — turtle.

開司米 (Chinese): cashmere

Definitions

  1. cashmere

Ancestry of “開司米”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCashmere—
2Hindiकश्मीर—
3Sanskritकश्मीर—
4Sanskritकश्यपमीर—
5Sanskritकश्यपa tortoise; having black teeth
6Proto-Indo-Aryankaśyápas—
7Proto-Indo-Iraniankaćyápasturtle
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