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

Definitions

  1. lilac shrub

Ancestry of “orgovány”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianjorgovan"or"; lilac
2Ottoman Turkishارغوان
3Persianارغوانpurple, dark magneta; "Cercis siliquastrum",...
4Middle Persianʾlgwkʾn'purple
5EnglishargamannuA red-purple dye; A cloth of this color, often...
6Akkadian𒅈𒂵𒌋𒌋𒉡red purple; tribute

Words derived from “orgovány

Every word from Akkadian 𒅈𒂵𒌋𒌋𒉡Every word from English argamannuEvery word from Middle Persian ʾlgwkʾn'
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