Lemizh / English dictionary
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kàb.
to make paper
Etymology
< NLem kUbr‑a
< LMLem kÙper‑yr ‘papyrus’
< Koi κύπειρ‑ον ‘galingale (Cyperus longus)’, of unknown origin
The Lemizh loaned the wrong word from Koine Greek, as papyrus was made from Cyperus papyrus, not Cyperus longus.