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