Where does “扁桃” come from?

扁桃 (Japanese) comes from Chinese 扁桃, from Persian بادام, from Pahlavi 𐭥𐭠𐭣𐭠𐭬, from Proto-Indo-Iranian vātādám.

扁桃 (Japanese): almond; tonsil

Definitions

  1. almond; tonsil

Ancestry of “扁桃”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese扁桃almond; flat peach
2Persianبادامalmond
3Pahlavi𐭥𐭠𐭣𐭠𐭬
4Proto-Indo-Iranianvātādám

Words derived from “扁桃

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian vātādámEvery word from Pahlavi 𐭥𐭠𐭣𐭠𐭬Every word from Persian بادام
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