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Where does “зумбул” come from?

зумбул (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish سنبل, from Persian سنبل, from Arabic سُنْبُل — ear, spike; {{l|en|ear}}, {{l|en|spike}}.

зумбул (Serbo-Croatian): hyacinth; idiot; faggot

Definitions

  1. hyacinth; idiot; faggot

Ancestry of “зумбул”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishسنبلhyacinth
2Persianسنبلhyacinth
3Arabicسُنْبُلear, spike; {{l|en|ear}}, {{l|en|spike}}
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