Where does “kurma” come from?

kurma (Malay) comes from Classical Persian خُرْمَا, from Pahlavi hwlmʾk'.

kurma (Malay): date, the fruit of the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, somewhat in the shape of an olive, containing a soft, sweet pulp and enclosing a hard kernel

Definitions

  1. date, the fruit of the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, somewhat in the shape of an olive, containing a soft, sweet pulp and enclosing a hard kernel

Ancestry of “kurma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianخُرْمَا—
2Pahlavihwlmʾk'—
Every word from Pahlavi hwlmʾk' →Every word from Classical Persian خُرْمَا →