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Where does “pembe” come from?

pembe (Kurdish) comes from Persian پنبه, from Middle Persian pmbk' — cotton.

pembe (Kurdish): pink, magenta

Definitions

  1. pink, magenta

Ancestry of “pembe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپنبهcotton
2Middle Persianpmbk'cotton
Every word from Middle Persian pmbk' →