Where does “لوبیا” come from?

لوبیا (Urdu) comes from Classical Persian لوبیا, from Ancient Greek λόβια, from Akkadian 𒇻𒂠𒊬.

لوبیا (Urdu): cowpea, black-eyed pea, "Vigna unguiculata"

Definitions

  1. cowpea, black-eyed pea, "Vigna unguiculata"

Ancestry of “لوبیا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianلوبیا—
2Ancient Greekλόβια—
3Akkadian𒇻𒂠𒊬—
Every word from Akkadian 𒇻𒂠𒊬 →Every word from Ancient Greek λόβια →Every word from Classical Persian لوبیا →