Where does “ख़मीर” come from?

ख़मीर (Hindi) comes from Persian خمیر, from Arabic خَمِير — leavened dough.

ख़मीर (Hindi): leaven, yeast

Definitions

  1. leaven, yeast

Ancestry of “ख़मीर”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخمیرdough; paste
2Arabicخَمِيرleavened dough
Every word from Arabic خَمِير →Every word from Persian خمیر →