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Where does “نَرْجِس” come from?
نَرْجِس (Arabic) comes from Middle Persian nlgs, from Ancient Greek Νάρκισσος — Narcissus.
Ancestry of “نَرْجِس”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Middle Persian
nlgs
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2
Ancient Greek
Νάρκισσος
Narcissus
Words derived from “نَرْجِس”
نرجسي
نرجسية
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