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Where does “argileh” come from?

argileh (English) comes from Arabic أرجيلة, from Persian نارگیله, from Persian نارگیل, from Middle Persian anārgēl, from Sanskrit नारिकेल — coconut; the coconut tree.

argileh (English): hookah

Definitions

  1. hookah

Ancestry of “argileh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicأرجيلة—
2Persianنارگیلهnarghile, hookah
3Persianنارگیلcoconut
4Middle Persiananārgēl—
5Sanskritनारिकेलcoconut; the coconut tree
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