Where does “സമോസ” come from?

സമോസ (Malayalam) comes from Hindi समोसा, from Classical Persian سنبوسه, from Middle Persian sambōsag — a triangular-shaped food.

സമോസ (Malayalam): samosa

Definitions

  1. samosa

Ancestry of “സമോസ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiसमोसाsamosa
2Classical Persianسنبوسه—
3Middle Persiansambōsaga triangular-shaped food
Every word from Middle Persian sambōsag →Every word from Classical Persian سنبوسه →Every word from Hindi समोसा →