Where does “গুলপীয়া” come from?
গুলপীয়া (Assamese) comes from Assamese গোলাপ, from Classical Persian گلاب, from Classical Persian گل, from Arabic نُور, from Classical Persian جَان, from Middle Persian 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗, from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás.
গুলপীয়া (Assamese): pink; rosish
Ancestry of “গুলপীয়া”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Assamese | গোলাপ | rose |
| 2 | Classical Persian | گلاب | — |
| 3 | Classical Persian | گل | — |
| 4 | Arabic | نُور | light, brightess; ray of light, light beam;... |
| 5 | Classical Persian | جَان | — |
| 6 | Middle Persian | 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗 | — |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | *wyaHnáH | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wyaHnás | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁‑ | — |