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Where does “tulipe” come from?

tulipe (Middle French) comes from Turkish tülbent, from Ottoman Turkish دلبند, from Persian دلبند, from Classical Persian دِل, from Punjabi ਦਿਲ, from Classical Persian دل.

Ancestry of “tulipe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishtülbentmuslin; cheesecloth
2Ottoman Turkishدلبندa kind of gauzy cotton used in the production of...
3Persianدلبندbeloved; Alternative form of دولبند
4Classical Persianدِل—
5Punjabiਦਿਲheart; soul; spirit, valor; feelings, emotions
6Classical Persianدل—

Words derived from “tulipe”

  • Tulpenblüte
  • Tulpe
  • tulp
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