Where does “गुलदस्ता” come from?
गुलदस्ता (Hindi) comes from Hindi गुल, 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‑.
गुलदस्ता (Hindi): bouquet
Ancestry of “गुलदस्ता”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | गुल | raw or unrefined sugar, molasses, jaggery; the... |
| 2 | Classical Persian | گل | — |
| 3 | Arabic | نُور | light, brightess; ray of light, light beam;... |
| 4 | Classical Persian | جَان | — |
| 5 | Middle Persian | 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗 | — |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | *wyaHnáH | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wyaHnás | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁‑ | — |