Where does “curmal” come from?

curmal (Romanian) comes from Romanian curmală, from Romanian curmale, from Greek χουρμάς, from Ottoman Turkish خرما, from Classical Persian خُرْمَا, from Pahlavi hwlmʾk'.

curmal (Romanian): date palm

Definitions

  1. date palm

Ancestry of “curmal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancurmalădate
2Romaniancurmaleplural of curmală
3Greekχουρμάςdate
4Ottoman Turkishخرماdate
5Classical Persianخُرْمَا—
6Pahlavihwlmʾk'—
Every word from Pahlavi hwlmʾk' →Every word from Classical Persian خُرْمَا →Every word from Ottoman Turkish خرما →