Where does “пасуљ” come from?
пасуљ (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Greek φασόλι, from Byzantine Greek φασόλιν, from Koine Greek φασίολος, from Latin phaseolus, from Latin phaselus, from Ancient Greek φάσηλος — cowpea.
пасуљ (Serbo-Croatian): bean; bean soup
Ancestry of “пасуљ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Greek | φασόλι | bean, of the genus "Phaseolus" |
| 2 | Byzantine Greek | φασόλιν | — |
| 3 | Koine Greek | φασίολος | — |
| 4 | Latin | phaseolus | A type of bean with an edible pod; in Antiquity:... |
| 5 | Latin | phaselus | a kind of bean with an edible pod, French bean,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φάσηλος | cowpea |