Where does “ارغوان” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ارغوان”, step by step

ارغوان traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian ارغوان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianارغوانpurple, dark magneta; "Cercis siliquastrum",...
2Middle Persianʾlgwkʾn'purple
3EnglishargamannuA red-purple dye; A cloth of this color, often...
4Akkadian𒅈𒂵𒌋𒌋𒉡red purple; tribute

via Classical Persian ارغوان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianارغوان—

Words derived from “ارغوان”

Every word from Akkadian 𒅈𒂵𒌋𒌋𒉡 →Every word from English argamannu →Every word from Middle Persian ʾlgwkʾn' →