Where does “բլբուլ” come from?
բլբուլ (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian բլբուլ, from Persian بلبل, from Arabic بُلْبُل — nightingale.
բլբուլ (Armenian): nightingale; mealy-mouthed, smooth-tongued...
Definitions
- nightingale; mealy-mouthed, smooth-tongued...
Ancestry of “բլբուլ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Armenian | բլբուլ | nightingale; mealy-mouthed, smooth-tongued;... |
| 2 | Persian | بلبل | nightingale; bulbul |
| 3 | Arabic | بُلْبُل | nightingale |