Where does “бамия” come from?
бамия (Russian) comes from Ottoman Turkish بامیه, from Persian بامیه, from Arabic بَامِيَة — okra; fresh okra.
бамия (Russian): okra, "Abelmoschus esculentus"
Definitions
- okra, "Abelmoschus esculentus"
Ancestry of “бамия”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | بامیه | okra, "Abelmoschus esculentus" |
| 2 | Persian | بامیه | okra, "Abelmoschus esculentus" |
| 3 | Arabic | بَامِيَة | okra; fresh okra |