Where does “کبریت” come from?
کبریت (Persian) comes from Arabic كِبْرِيت, from Aramaic כִּבְּרִיתָא, from Akkadian 𒆠𒀀𒀭𒀀𒇉.
کبریت (Persian): match, matchstick; sulfur, brimstone
Definitions
- match, matchstick; sulfur, brimstone
Ancestry of “کبریت”, step by step