نشاسته

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian نشاسته (nešâste).

Noun

نشاسته • (nişasta)

  1. starch from wheat used for food

Descendants

  • Turkish: nişasta
  • → Armenian: նիշաստա (nišasta), նշաստա (nšasta)
  • → Greek: νισεστές (nisestés)

See also

  • قولا (kola, “starch for clothes”)

Further reading

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