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Where does “salep” come from?

salep (English) comes from French salep, from Turkish salep, from Arabic سَحْلَب — type of orchid.

salep (English): A starch or jelly made out of plants in the...

Definitions

  1. A starch or jelly made out of plants in the...

Ancestry of “salep”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsalep—
2Turkishsalep—
3Arabicسَحْلَبtype of orchid
Every word from Arabic سَحْلَب →