Where does “गुलाब जामुन” come from?
गुलाब जामुन (Hindi) comes from Hindi गुलाब, from Persian گلاب, from Persian گل, from French gaule, from Middle French gaule, from Old French gaule, from Frankish Walhaland, from Frankish Walha — wet, damp.
गुलाब जामुन (Hindi): gulab jamun (Indian dessert)
Definitions
- gulab jamun (Indian dessert)
Ancestry of “गुलाब जामुन”, step by step
गुलाब जामुन traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi गुलाब
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | गुलाब | rose; rosewater |
| 2 | Persian | گلاب | rosewater; a kind of rose |
| 3 | Persian | گل | rose; flower; the core of a watermelon |
| 4 | French | gaule | pole; fishing pole; boner |
| 5 | Middle French | gaule | Gaul (former name of France) |
| 6 | Old French | gaule | — |
| 7 | Frankish | Walhaland | Gaul, Land of the Romans, foreigners |
| 8 | Frankish | Walha | foreigners, Romans, Celts |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | walhaz | foreigner, non-Germanic person |
| 10 | Latin | Volcae | a Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic... |
| 11 | Proto-Celtic | wolkos | hawk |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | welg- | wet, damp |