Where does “ކުދިފިޔާ” come from?

ކުދިފިޔާ (Dhivehi) comes from Dhivehi ފިޔާ, from Persian پیاز, from Middle Persian pyʾc.

ކުދިފިޔާ (Dhivehi): small red onion

Definitions

  1. small red onion

Ancestry of “ކުދިފިޔާ”, step by step

ކުދިފިޔާ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dhivehi ފިޔާ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dhivehiފިޔާonion
2Persianپیازonion; bulb
3Middle Persianpyʾc—

via Dhivehi ކުދި

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dhivehiކުދި—
Every word from Middle Persian pyʾc →Every word from Persian پیاز →Every word from Dhivehi ފިޔާ →