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Where does “gandum” come from?

gandum (Malay) comes from Classical Malay gandum, from Persian گندم, from Pahlavi 𐫃𐫗𐫇𐫖.

gandum (Malay): wheat

Definitions

  1. wheat

Ancestry of “gandum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Malaygandumwheat
2Persianگندمwheat
3Pahlavi𐫃𐫗𐫇𐫖—

Words derived from “gandum”

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