Where does “micșuniu” come from?

micșuniu (Romanian) comes from Romanian Micșunea, from Ottoman Turkish منكشه, from Persian بنفشه, from Middle Persian wnpšk', from Proto-Iranian van- — blue.

micșuniu (Romanian): violet

Definitions

  1. violet

Ancestry of “micșuniu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianMicșuneaviolet
2Ottoman Turkishمنكشهviolet
3Persianبنفشهviolet
4Middle Persianwnpšk'violet
5Proto-Iranianvan-blue
Every word from Proto-Iranian van- →Every word from Middle Persian wnpšk' →Every word from Persian بنفشه →