Where does “ܢܪܓܝܠ” come from?
ܢܪܓܝܠ (Classical Syriac) comes from Middle Persian nārgīl, from Sanskrit नारिकेल — coconut; the coconut tree.
ܢܪܓܝܠ (Classical Syriac): coconut
Ancestry of “ܢܪܓܝܠ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Persian | nārgīl | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | नारिकेल | coconut; the coconut tree |