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Uncertain. Likely related to or the sources of Latin malva, Middle Armenian բաղբակ (baġbak) and Georgian ბალბა (balba). Suggested to be from a Semitic source; compare Hebrew מַלּוּחַ (mallū́aḥ, saltbush), Aramaic מַלוּחָא / ܡܲܠܘܼܚܵܐ (mallūḥā, saltbush), Arabic مُلَّاح (mullāḥ, seepweed), however these are of the Amaranthaceae family instead of the Malvaceae and have been pointed towards without acquaintance with the Armenian and Georgian.

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μαλάχη (malákhēf (genitive μαλάχης); first declension

  1. mallow

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