Where does “боамби” come from?

боамби (Ingush) comes from Ossetian бӕмбӕг, from Middle Persian pmbk' — cotton.

боамби (Ingush): absorbent cotton, cotton wool, wadding, batting;...

Definitions

  1. absorbent cotton, cotton wool, wadding, batting;...

Ancestry of “боамби”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ossetianбӕмбӕгcotton; absorbent cotton, cotton wool, wadding,...
2Middle Persianpmbk'cotton
Every word from Middle Persian pmbk' →Every word from Ossetian бӕмбӕг →