Where does “luleluță” come from?

luleluță (Romanian) comes from Romanian lulea, from Ottoman Turkish لوله, from Persian لوله, from Middle Persian lwlk' — *herb.

Ancestry of “luleluță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianluleapipe
2Ottoman Turkishلولهpipe, tube
3Persianلولهtube; pipe
4Middle Persianlwlk'*herb
Every word from Middle Persian lwlk' →Every word from Persian لوله →Every word from Ottoman Turkish لوله →
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