Where does “orgovány” come from?
orgovány (Hungarian) comes from Serbo-Croatian jorgovan, from Ottoman Turkish ارغوان, from Persian ارغوان, from Middle Persian ʾlgwkʾn', from English argamannu, from Akkadian 𒅈𒂵𒌋𒌋𒉡 — red purple; tribute.
orgovány (Hungarian): lilac shrub
Ancestry of “orgovány”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | jorgovan | "or"; lilac |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | ارغوان | — |
| 3 | Persian | ارغوان | purple, dark magneta; "Cercis siliquastrum",... |
| 4 | Middle Persian | ʾlgwkʾn' | purple |
| 5 | English | argamannu | A red-purple dye; A cloth of this color, often... |
| 6 | Akkadian | 𒅈𒂵𒌋𒌋𒉡 | red purple; tribute |