Lemizh / English dictionary

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.