Where does “بمبه” come from?

بمبه (Hijazi Arabic) comes from Ottoman Turkish پنبه, from Persian پنبه, from Middle Persian pmbk' — cotton.

بمبه (Hijazi Arabic): pink

Definitions

  1. pink

Ancestry of “بمبه”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishپنبهcotton, the vegetal fibers produced by plants of the genus Gossypium
2Persianپنبهcotton
3Middle Persianpmbk'cotton
Every word from Middle Persian pmbk' →Every word from Persian پنبه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish پنبه →