Where does “bənövşə” come from?

bənövşə (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian بنفشه, from Middle Persian wnpšk', from Proto-Iranian van- — blue.

bənövşə (Azerbaijani): violet

Definitions

  1. violet

Ancestry of “bənövşə”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبنفشهviolet
2Middle Persianwnpšk'violet
3Proto-Iranianvan-blue

Words derived from “bənövşə”

Every word from Proto-Iranian van- →Every word from Middle Persian wnpšk' →Every word from Persian بنفشه →