Where does “luloj” come from?

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

luloj (Albanian): to bloom, blossom out, flourish

Definitions

  1. to bloom, blossom out, flourish

Ancestry of “luloj”, step by step

luloj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian lulë

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

via Albanian oj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianojI
2Proto-Slavicojethill, shaft
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oyHsos—
Every word from Middle Persian lwlk' →Every word from Persian لوله →Every word from Ottoman Turkish لوله →