Talk:махра

Any ideas for etymology of these terms? The first meaning might derive from махорка, or the other way around; but I have a hard time understanding how махорка derives from. The etymology for махровый said it derives from мохер, but that seems wrong. Benwing2 (talk) 19:10, 14 July 2018 (UTC)
 * The first meaning is indeed a shortening of махо́рка, which is indeed explained from *амерфортский, no matter how extreme the alternation seems (ф > х is to no wonder, for example). махра́, from which махро́вый derives, is from, with akanye in spelling. Guldrelokk (talk) 19:28, 14 July 2018 (UTC)
 * BTW what are your sources? Benwing2 (talk) 19:33, 14 July 2018 (UTC)
 * This is from Vasmer махорка and мохор. Guldrelokk (talk) 19:36, 14 July 2018 (UTC)
 * махорка from is hard to believe. махорка looks as though it's from Majorca. One website says that one of the most common types of tobacco is the "Majorca" variety, which has big tobacco leaves of the Nicotiana rustica type. However, I guess it's possible that the tobacco term "Majorca" came from махорка instead of the other way around. —Stephen (Talk) 19:53, 14 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Here’s Chernykh on the subject: picture. If Majorca were a common name for a type of tobacco in the XIX century, that would probably be the chosen explanation; the oldest meaning is also ‘амерфортский табак’. Guldrelokk (talk) 20:12, 14 July 2018 (UTC)
 * : I believe that is from  makes sense:  ->  ->  -> . We can add  as another possibility. --Anatoli T. (обсудить/вклад) 00:31, 15 July 2018 (UTC)