Where does “iorgovan” come from?

iorgovan (Romanian) comes from Serbo-Croatian јоргован, from Ottoman Turkish ارغوان, from Persian ارغوان, from Middle Persian ʾlgwkʾn', from English argamannu, from Akkadian 𒅈𒂵𒌋𒌋𒉡 — red purple; tribute.

iorgovan (Romanian): lilac

Definitions

lilac

Ancestry of “iorgovan”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Serbo-Croatian	јоргован	" or"; lilac
2	Ottoman Turkish	ارغوان	—
3	Persian	ارغوان	purple, dark magneta; "Cercis siliquastrum",...
4	Middle Persian	ʾlgwkʾn'	purple
5	English	argamannu	A red-purple dye; A cloth of this color, often...
6	Akkadian	𒅈𒂵𒌋𒌋𒉡	red purple; tribute

Words derived from “iorgovan”

Erghevița

Every word from Akkadian 𒅈𒂵𒌋𒌋𒉡 →Every word from English argamannu →Every word from Middle Persian ʾlgwkʾn' →