Where does “ابرشیم” come from?

ابرشیم (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian ابریشم, from Middle Persian ʾp̄lyšwm — silk.

ابرشیم (Ottoman Turkish): silk, a fine fiber excreted by the silkworm

Definitions

  1. silk, a fine fiber excreted by the silkworm

Ancestry of “ابرشیم”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianابریشمsilk
2Middle Persianʾp̄lyšwmsilk

Words derived from “ابرشیم”

Every word from Middle Persian ʾp̄lyšwm →Every word from Persian ابریشم →