Where does “편도” come from?

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

편도 (Korean): almond

Definitions

  1. almond

Ancestry of “편도”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese扁桃almond; flat peach
2Persianبادامalmond
3Pahlavi𐭥𐭠𐭣𐭠𐭬—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianvātādám—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian vātādám →Every word from Pahlavi 𐭥𐭠𐭣𐭠𐭬 →Every word from Persian بادام →