Where does “बुलबुल” come from?
बुलबुल (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian بلبل, from Arabic بُلْبُل — nightingale.
बुलबुल (Hindi): nightingale; bulbul
Ancestry of “बुलबुल”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | بلبل | — |
| 2 | Arabic | بُلْبُل | nightingale |