Where does “ગુલાબજાંબુ” come from?

ગુલાબજાંબુ (Gujarati) comes from Gujarati ગુલાબ, from Classical Persian گلاب, from Classical Persian گل, from Arabic نُور, from Classical Persian جَان, from Middle Persian 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗, from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás — to breathe.

ગુલાબજાંબુ (Gujarati): gulab jamun

Definitions

  1. gulab jamun

Ancestry of “ગુલાબજાંબુ”, step by step

ગુલાબજાંબુ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Gujarati ગુલાબ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiગુલાબrose
2Classical Persianگلاب—
3Classical Persianگل—
4Arabicنُورlight, brightess; ray of light, light beam;...
5Classical Persianجَان—
6Middle Persian𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗—
7Proto-Iranian*wyaHnáH—
8Proto-Indo-IranianwyaHnás—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe

via Gujarati જાંબુ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiજાંબુjambul
2Sanskritजम्बुthe rose apple tree; the shrub नागदमनी; the rose...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH →