köken: Borrowed from Medieval Latin malvaviscus, from Latin malva (“mallow”) + hibiscum (“marsh mallow”), from Ancient Greek ἱβίσκος (hibískos). Cognate with English mallow, mauve, hibiscus.
althea (any plant of the genus Althea), especially the marshmallow
çekim: çoğul alteias
eş: malvaísco
köken: Borrowed from Latin althaea, from Ancient Greek ἀλθαία (althaía), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eldʰ-, suffixed form of *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”).
köken: Unknown, but likely a substrate word related to Hebrew מַלּוּחַ (mallū́aḥ, “saltbush”) and Ancient Greek μαλάχη (malákhē, “mallow”). Compare also Middle Armenian բաղբակ (baġbak) and Georgian ბალბა (balba, “mallow”).
marshmallow (Althaea officinalis) · rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
çekim: çoğul altees
köken: Borrowed from Spanish altea, from Latin althaea, from Ancient Greek ἀλθαία (althaía, “marshmallow”).
Etimoloji
From Middle High German ībesche, from Old High German ībisca, from Proto-West Germanic *ībisku, from Late Latin ibīscum, hībiscum. Doublet of Hibiskus.