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
- absorbent cotton, cotton wool, wadding, batting;...
Ancestry of “боамби”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ossetian | бӕмбӕг | cotton; absorbent cotton, cotton wool, wadding,... |
| 2 | Middle Persian | pmbk' | cotton |