Where does “لاله” come from?

لاله (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian لاله, from Persian لال — mute; speechless; red.

لاله (Ottoman Turkish): tulip

Definitions

  1. tulip

Ancestry of “لاله”, step by step

لاله traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian لاله

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianلالهtulip
2Persianلالmute; speechless; red

via Azerbaijani Lalə

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AzerbaijaniLaləpoppy
2Classical Persianلَالَه—

Words derived from “لاله”

Every word from Persian لال →Every word from Persian لاله →