Where does “zambak” come from?

zambak (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Classical Persian zanbaq, from Arabic زَنْبَق, from Pahlavi čambak, from Sanskrit चम्पक, from Pali campaka.

Ancestry of “zambak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianzanbaq—
2Arabicزَنْبَق—
3Pahlavičambak—
4Sanskritचम्पकa tree bearing yellow, fragrant flowers (Magnolia champaca, formerly Michelia campaka); the champac tree
5Palicampaka—

Words derived from “zambak”

Every word from Pali campaka →Every word from Sanskrit चम्पक →Every word from Pahlavi čambak →