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Where does “hurma” come from?

hurma (Latvian) comes from Ottoman Turkish خرما, from Classical Persian خُرْمَا, from Pahlavi hwlmʾk'.

hurma (Latvian): persimmon

Definitions

  1. persimmon

Ancestry of “hurma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishخرماdate
2Classical Persianخُرْمَا—
3Pahlavihwlmʾk'—
Every word from Pahlavi hwlmʾk' →