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Where does “კალნაბი” come from?

კალნაბი (Georgian) comes from Old Georgian კალნაბი, from Old Armenian կաղամբ, from Middle Iranian kalamb, from Ancient Greek κράμβη — cabbage.

კალნაბი (Georgian): cauliflower

Definitions

  1. cauliflower

Ancestry of “კალნაბი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Georgianკალნაბიcabbage
2Old Armenianկաղամբcabbage, "Brassica"
3Middle Iraniankalamb—
4Ancient Greekκράμβηcabbage
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