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Where does “ਸ਼ਲਗਮ” come from?

ਸ਼ਲਗਮ (Punjabi) comes from Persian شلغم, from Middle Iranian šalgam, from Ancient Greek σικελικόν.

ਸ਼ਲਗਮ (Punjabi): turnip

Definitions

  1. turnip

Ancestry of “ਸ਼ਲਗਮ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianشلغمturnip
2Middle Iranianšalgam—
3Ancient Greekσικελικόν—
Every word from Ancient Greek σικελικόν →