Where does “ʾlgwkʾn'” come from?
ʾlgwkʾn' (Middle Persian) comes from English argamannu, from Akkadian 𒅈𒂵𒌋𒌋𒉡 — red purple; tribute.
ʾlgwkʾn' (Middle Persian): purple
Ancestry of “ʾlgwkʾn'”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | argamannu | A red-purple dye; A cloth of this color, often... |
| 2 | Akkadian | 𒅈𒂵𒌋𒌋𒉡 | red purple; tribute |
Words derived from “ʾlgwkʾn'”