Where does “лала” come from?

лала (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish لاله, from Persian لاله, from Persian لال — mute; speechless; red.

лала (Serbo-Croatian): tulip

Definitions

  1. tulip

Ancestry of “лала”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishلالهtulip
2Persianلالهtulip
3Persianلالmute; speechless; red
Every word from Persian لال →Every word from Persian لاله →Every word from Ottoman Turkish لاله →
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