Where does “нәркәс” come from?
нәркәс (Bashkir) comes from Persian نرگس, from Middle Persian nlgs, from Ancient Greek Νάρκισσος — Narcissus.
нәркәс (Bashkir): daffodil
Ancestry of “нәркәс”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | نرگس | narcissus |
| 2 | Middle Persian | nlgs | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Νάρκισσος | Narcissus |