Where does “лула” come from?
лула (Bulgarian) comes from Ottoman Turkish لوله, from Persian لوله, from Middle Persian lwlk' — *herb.
лула (Bulgarian): tobacco pipe
Ancestry of “лула”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | لوله | — |
| 2 | Persian | لوله | tube; pipe |
| 3 | Middle Persian | lwlk' | *herb |