Where does “ʾlgwkʾn'” come from?

ʾlgwkʾn' (Middle Persian) comes from English argamannu, from Akkadian 𒅈𒂵𒌋𒌋𒉡 — red purple; tribute.

ʾlgwkʾn' (Middle Persian): purple

Definitions

  1. purple

Ancestry of “ʾlgwkʾn'”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishargamannuA red-purple dye; A cloth of this color, often...
2Akkadian𒅈𒂵𒌋𒌋𒉡red purple; tribute

Words derived from “ʾlgwkʾn'”

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