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Where does “نارگیل” come from?

نارگیل (Persian) comes from Middle Persian anārgēl, from Sanskrit नारिकेल — coconut; the coconut tree.

نارگیل (Persian): coconut

Definitions

  1. coconut

Ancestry of “نارگیل”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persiananārgēl—
2Sanskritनारिकेलcoconut; the coconut tree

Words derived from “نارگیل”

  • narghile
  • nargile
  • narguile
  • narguilé
  • narghilé
  • narguilé
  • nargilé
  • nargile
  • נרגילה
  • نارگیله
  • nargila
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