Where does “nərgisi-şəhla” come from?
nərgisi-şəhla (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian نرگس شهلا, from Persian نرگس, from Middle Persian nlgs, from Ancient Greek Νάρκισσος — Narcissus.
nərgisi-şəhla (Azerbaijani): See نرگس شهلا
Ancestry of “nərgisi-şəhla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | نرگس شهلا | a reddish-blue narcissus; the eye of a mistress |
| 2 | Persian | نرگس | narcissus |
| 3 | Middle Persian | nlgs | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Νάρκισσος | Narcissus |