Where does “ګلابي” come from?
ګلابي (Pashto) comes from Persian گلابی, from Classical Persian گلاب, from Classical Persian گل, from Arabic نُور, from Classical Persian جَان, from Middle Persian 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗, from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás.
ګلابي (Pashto): pink
Ancestry of “ګلابي”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | گلابی | pear |
| 2 | Classical Persian | گلاب | — |
| 3 | Classical Persian | گل | — |
| 4 | Arabic | نُور | light, brightess; ray of light, light beam;... |
| 5 | Classical Persian | جَان | — |
| 6 | Middle Persian | 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗 | — |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | *wyaHnáH | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wyaHnás | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁‑ | — |