Where does “گلاب جامن” come from?

گلاب جامن (Hindustani) comes from Classical Persian گلاب, 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‑ — to breathe.

Ancestry of “گلاب جامن”, step by step

گلاب جامن traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Persian گلاب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianگلاب
2Classical Persianگل
3Arabicنُورlight, brightess; ray of light, light beam;...
4Classical Persianجَان
5Middle Persian𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗
6Proto-Iranian*wyaHnáH
7Proto-Indo-IranianwyaHnás
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe

via Hindi जामुन

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiजामुनjamun, the fruit of "Syzygium cumini"
2Sanskritजम्बून
3Sanskritजम्बुलSynonym of जम्बु; Pandanus odorifer; a kind of...
4Sanskritजम्बुthe rose apple tree; the shrub नागदमनी; the rose...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnásEvery word from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH