Where does “زنبق” come from?

زنبق (Persian) comes from Arabic زَنْبَق, from Pahlavi čambak, from Sanskrit चम्पक, from Pali campaka.

زنبق (Persian): the flower iris

Definitions

  1. the flower iris

Ancestry of “زنبق”, step by step

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

Words derived from “زنبق”

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