Where does “गुलाब” come from?
गुलाब (Hindi) comes from Persian گلاب, from Persian گل, from French gaule, from Middle French gaule, from Old French gaule, from Frankish Walhaland, from Frankish Walha, from Proto-Germanic walhaz — wet, damp.
गुलाब (Hindi): rose; rosewater
Definitions
- rose; rosewater
Ancestry of “गुलाब”, step by step
गुलाब traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian گلاب
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | گلاب | rosewater; a kind of rose |
| 2 | Persian | گل | rose; flower; the core of a watermelon |
| 3 | French | gaule | pole; fishing pole; boner |
| 4 | Middle French | gaule | Gaul (former name of France) |
| 5 | Old French | gaule | — |
| 6 | Frankish | Walhaland | Gaul, Land of the Romans, foreigners |
| 7 | Frankish | Walha | foreigners, Romans, Celts |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | walhaz | foreigner, non-Germanic person |
| 9 | Latin | Volcae | a Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic... |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | wolkos | hawk |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | welg- | wet, damp |
via Classical Persian گلاب
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | گلاب | — |