bombyx

Latin

noun

Definitions

silkworm

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek βόμβυξ (silkworm, silk-worm) derived from Middle Persian pmbk' (cotton).

Origin

Middle Persian

pmbk'

Gloss

cotton

Concept

Semantic Field

Clothing and grooming

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

`Kanji`

綿

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

bombax Latin
bombycinus Latin
basin French
бумага Russian
βάμβαξ Ancient Greek
βόμβυξ Ancient Greek
πάμβαξ Ancient Greek
bombasin Old French
բամբակ Old Armenian
pmbk' Middle Persian
бӕмбӕг Ossetian, Ossetic
ماموق Chagatai
памбакӏ Udi
پمه Bakhtiari
pembû Kurdish