Where does “lalea” come from?

lalea (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish لاله, from Persian لاله, from Persian لال — mute; speechless; red.

lalea (Romanian): tulip

Definitions

  1. tulip

Ancestry of “lalea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishلالهtulip
2Persianلالهtulip
3Persianلالmute; speechless; red
Every word from Persian لال →Every word from Persian لاله →Every word from Ottoman Turkish لاله →