Where does “نرګس” come from?

نرګس (Pashto) comes from Persian نرگس, from Middle Persian nlgs, from Ancient Greek Νάρκισσος — Narcissus.

نرګس (Pashto): the narcissus

Definitions

  1. the narcissus

Ancestry of “نرګس”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنرگسnarcissus
2Middle Persiannlgs—
3Ancient GreekΝάρκισσοςNarcissus
Every word from Ancient Greek Νάρκισσος →Every word from Middle Persian nlgs →Every word from Persian نرگس →