Where does “ਗੁਲਾਬ” come from?

ਗੁਲਾਬ (Punjabi) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.

ਗੁਲਾਬ (Punjabi): rose flower and plant

Definitions

  1. rose flower and plant

Ancestry of “ਗੁਲਾਬ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianگلاب—
2Classical Persianگل—
3Arabicنُورlight, brightess; ray of light, light beam;...
4Classical Persianجَان—
5Middle Persian𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗—
6Proto-Iranian*wyaHnáH—
7Proto-Indo-IranianwyaHnás—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe

Words derived from “ਗੁਲਾਬ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH →