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Where does “ملخ” come from?

ملخ (Persian) comes from Middle Persian malax, from Bactrian μαλαχο, from Proto-Iranian madaxa-.

ملخ (Persian): grasshopper; locust; propeller

Definitions

  1. grasshopper; locust; propeller

Ancestry of “ملخ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianmalax—
2Bactrianμαλαχοlocust
3Proto-Iranianmadaxa-—
Every word from Proto-Iranian madaxa- →