Where does “ਸਮੋਸਾ” come from?

ਸਮੋਸਾ (Punjabi) comes from Persian سمبوسه, from Classical Persian سنبوسه, from Middle Persian sambōsag — a triangular-shaped food.

ਸਮੋਸਾ (Punjabi): samosa

Definitions

  1. samosa

Ancestry of “ਸਮੋਸਾ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسمبوسهsambuseh
2Classical Persianسنبوسه—
3Middle Persiansambōsaga triangular-shaped food
Every word from Middle Persian sambōsag →Every word from Classical Persian سنبوسه →Every word from Persian سمبوسه →