Talk:байховый

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Etymology[edit]

[Moved from Wiktionary:Requested entries (Russian) by Tetromino (talk) 14:33, 14 April 2021 (UTC)]Reply

Vasmer gives a second hand opinion it could come from 白花, but looking at English pekoe and linked Wikipedia article I wonder if 白毫 (白毫銀針, cf. w:ru:Байхао Иньчжэнь) wouldn't be a more likely origin — mwgamera (talk) 06:49, 14 April 2021 (UTC)Reply