Where does “ગુલ” come from?

ગુલ (Gujarati) comes from Classical Persian گل, from Arabic نُور, from Classical Persian جَان, from Middle Persian 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗, from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.

ગુલ (Gujarati): flower

Definitions

  1. flower

Ancestry of “ગુલ”, step by step

ગુલ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Persian گل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianگل—
2Arabicنُورlight, brightess; ray of light, light beam;...
3Classical Persianجَان—
4Middle Persian𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗—
5Proto-Iranian*wyaHnáH—
6Proto-Indo-IranianwyaHnás—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe

via Sanskrit गुल

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगुलraw or unrefined sugar, molasses; the glans...
2Sanskritगुडsugar which forms itself into lumps, dry sugar,...
3Proto-Dravidian*kuṭVeyeball

Words derived from “ગુલ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH →