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Where does “كوكرد” come from?

كوكرد (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian گوگرد, from Middle Persian gwklt' — sulphur.

Ancestry of “كوكرد”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianگوگردsulphur, sulfur
2Middle Persiangwklt'sulphur
Every word from Middle Persian gwklt' →