Where does “luleshqerrë” come from?

luleshqerrë (Albanian) comes from Albanian lulë, from Ottoman Turkish لوله, from Persian لوله, from Middle Persian lwlk' — *herb.

luleshqerrë (Albanian): daisy

Definitions

  1. daisy

Ancestry of “luleshqerrë”, step by step

luleshqerrë traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian lulë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianlulëflower
2Ottoman Turkishلولهpipe, tube
3Persianلولهtube; pipe
4Middle Persianlwlk'*herb

via Albanian shqerrë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianshqerrëlamb
2Albanianshkjerrë—
Every word from Middle Persian lwlk' →Every word from Persian لوله →Every word from Ottoman Turkish لوله →