Where does “orgoványok” come from?

orgoványok (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian orgovány, from Serbo-Croatian jorgovan, from Ottoman Turkish ارغوان, from Persian ارغوان, from Middle Persian ʾlgwkʾn', from English argamannu, from Akkadian 𒅈𒂵𒌋𒌋𒉡 — red purple; tribute.

Ancestry of “orgoványok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianorgoványlilac shrub
2Serbo-Croatianjorgovan"or"; lilac
3Ottoman Turkishارغوان
4Persianارغوانpurple, dark magneta; "Cercis siliquastrum",...
5Middle Persianʾlgwkʾn'purple
6EnglishargamannuA red-purple dye; A cloth of this color, often...
7Akkadian𒅈𒂵𒌋𒌋𒉡red purple; tribute
Every word from Akkadian 𒅈𒂵𒌋𒌋𒉡Every word from English argamannuEvery word from Middle Persian ʾlgwkʾn'
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