Where does “नरगिस” come from?

नरगिस (Hindi) comes from Persian نرگس, from Middle Persian nlgs, from Ancient Greek Νάρκισσος — Narcissus.

नरगिस (Hindi): "Narcissus"

Definitions

  1. "Narcissus"

Ancestry of “नरगिस”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنرگسnarcissus
2Middle Persiannlgs—
3Ancient GreekΝάρκισσοςNarcissus
Every word from Ancient Greek Νάρκισσος →Every word from Middle Persian nlgs →Every word from Persian نرگس →