Re: [tied] Origin of Latin carbasus

From: Piotr Gasiorowski
Message: 45415
Date: 2006-07-18

On 2006-07-18 16:44, amshuman_k wrote:

> I also came across Malay 'kapas' and Mongol 'Kabaz/Kabiz' for
> cotton. Are these words genetically related to Latin Carbasus ?

They may easily be Indian loans, though it's hard to be sure without
investigating them more closely.

Piotr