Where does “lala” come from?
lala (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish لاله, from Persian لاله, from Persian لال — mute; speechless; red.
lala (Serbo-Croatian): tulip; a person from Vojvodina
Definitions
- tulip; a person from Vojvodina
Ancestry of “lala”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | لاله | tulip |
| 2 | Persian | لاله | tulip |
| 3 | Persian | لال | mute; speechless; red |