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

  1. nightingale; mealy-mouthed, smooth-tongued...

Ancestry of “բլբուլ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Armenianբլբուլnightingale; mealy-mouthed, smooth-tongued;...
2Persianبلبلnightingale; bulbul
3Arabicبُلْبُلnightingale
Every word from Arabic بُلْبُل →Every word from Persian بلبل →Every word from Middle Armenian բլբուլ →