Where does “lola” come from?

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

lola (Serbo-Croatian): boyfriend, darling; idler, loafer; carouser

Definitions

  1. boyfriend, darling; idler, loafer; carouser

Ancestry of “lola”, 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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