Where does “замбак” come from?

замбак (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Turkish zambak, from Ottoman Turkish zambak, from Classical Persian zanbaq, from Arabic زَنْبَق, from Pahlavi čambak, from Sanskrit चम्पक, from Pali campaka.

замбак (Serbo-Croatian): lily

Definitions

  1. lily

Ancestry of “замбак”, step by step

замбак traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish zambak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishzambaklily
2Ottoman Turkishzambak—
3Classical Persianzanbaq—
4Arabicزَنْبَق—
5Pahlavičambak—
6Sanskritचम्पकa tree bearing yellow, fragrant flowers (Magnolia champaca, formerly Michelia campaka); the champac tree
7Palicampaka—

via Ottoman Turkish زنبق

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishزنبقlily
2Persianزنبقthe flower iris
Every word from Pali campaka →Every word from Sanskrit चम्पक →Every word from Pahlavi čambak →