Where does “रेशम” come from?

रेशम (Hindi) comes from Urdu ریشم, from Persian ابریشم, from Middle Persian ʾp̄lyšwm — silk.

रेशम (Hindi): silk

Definitions

  1. silk

Ancestry of “रेशम”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduریشمsilk
2Persianابریشمsilk
3Middle Persianʾp̄lyšwmsilk
Every word from Middle Persian ʾp̄lyšwm →Every word from Persian ابریشم →Every word from Urdu ریشم →