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Where does “ზამბახი” come from?

ზამბახი (Georgian) comes from Persian زنبق, from Arabic زَنْبَق, from Pahlavi čambak, from Sanskrit चम्पक, from Pali campaka.

ზამბახი (Georgian): fleur-de-lis, fleur-de-lys; iris

Definitions

  1. fleur-de-lis, fleur-de-lys; iris

Ancestry of “ზამბახი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزنبقthe flower iris
2Arabicزَنْبَق—
3Pahlavičambak—
4Sanskritचम्पक—
5Palicampaka—
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