Where does “λουλούδι” come from?
λουλούδι (Greek) comes from Albanian lule, from Albanian lulë, from Ottoman Turkish لوله, from Persian لوله, from Middle Persian lwlk' — *herb.
λουλούδι (Greek): flower
Ancestry of “λουλούδι”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Albanian | lule | flower |
| 2 | Albanian | lulë | — |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | لوله | — |
| 4 | Persian | لوله | tube; pipe |
| 5 | Middle Persian | lwlk' | *herb |