Where does “tulipă” come from?

tulipă (Romanian) comes from French tulipe, from Turkish tülbent, from Ottoman Turkish دلبند, from Persian دلبند, from Classical Persian دِل, from Punjabi ਦਿਲ, from Classical Persian دل.

tulipă (Romanian): tulip

Definitions

  1. tulip

Ancestry of “tulipă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtulipetulip
2Turkishtülbentmuslin; cheesecloth
3Ottoman Turkishدلبندa kind of gauzy cotton used in the production of...
4Persianدلبندbeloved; Alternative form of دولبند
5Classical Persianدِل—
6Punjabiਦਿਲheart; soul; spirit, valor; feelings, emotions
7Classical Persianدل—
Every word from Classical Persian دل →