Where does “نرجسية” come from?

نرجسية (Arabic) comes from Arabic نَرْجِس, from Middle Persian nlgs, from Ancient Greek Νάρκισσος — Narcissus.

نرجسية (Arabic): narcissism

Definitions

  1. narcissism

Ancestry of “نرجسية”, step by step

نرجسية traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic نَرْجِس

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicنَرْجِس—
2Middle Persiannlgs—
3Ancient GreekΝάρκισσοςNarcissus

via Arabic ـِيَّة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicـِيَّةrelational suffix
Every word from Ancient Greek Νάρκισσος →Every word from Middle Persian nlgs →Every word from Arabic نَرْجِس →