Where does “اسفنج” come from?

اسفنج (Persian) comes from Arabic إِسْفَنْج, from Ancient Greek σπόγγος — sponge; tonsil.

اسفنج (Persian): sponge

Definitions

  1. sponge

Ancestry of “اسفنج”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicإِسْفَنْج—
2Ancient Greekσπόγγοςsponge; tonsil
Every word from Ancient Greek σπόγγος →Every word from Arabic إِسْفَنْج →