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Where does “năut” come from?

năut (Romanian) comes from Persian نخود, from Middle Persian nhwt' — chickpea.

năut (Romanian): chickpea

Definitions

  1. chickpea

Ancestry of “năut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنخودchickpea
2Middle Persiannhwt'chickpea
Every word from Middle Persian nhwt' →