Where does “أرجيلة” come from?
أرجيلة (Arabic) comes from Persian نارگیله, from Persian نارگیل, from Middle Persian anārgēl, from Sanskrit नारिकेल — coconut; the coconut tree.
Ancestry of “أرجيلة”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | نارگیله | narghile, hookah |
| 2 | Persian | نارگیل | coconut |
| 3 | Middle Persian | anārgēl | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | नारिकेल | coconut; the coconut tree |
Words derived from “أرجيلة”