Where does “јоргован” come from?

јоргован (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish ارغوان, from Persian ارغوان, from Middle Persian ʾlgwkʾn', from English argamannu, from Akkadian 𒅈𒂵𒌋𒌋𒉡 — red purple; tribute.

јоргован (Serbo-Croatian): " or"; lilac

Definitions

  1. " or"; lilac

Ancestry of “јоргован”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishارغوان—
2Persianارغوانpurple, dark magneta; "Cercis siliquastrum",...
3Middle Persianʾlgwkʾn'purple
4EnglishargamannuA red-purple dye; A cloth of this color, often...
5Akkadian𒅈𒂵𒌋𒌋𒉡red purple; tribute

Words derived from “јоргован”

Every word from Akkadian 𒅈𒂵𒌋𒌋𒉡 →Every word from English argamannu →Every word from Middle Persian ʾlgwkʾn' →