Where does “marelica” come from?

marelica (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Marille, from Italian armellino, from Latin armeniacum, from Latin Armenia, from Ancient Greek Ἀρμενία, from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴.

marelica (Serbo-Croatian): apricot

Definitions

  1. apricot

Ancestry of “marelica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMarilleapricot
2ItalianarmellinoAlternative form of ermellino; ermine; apricot
3Latinarmeniacumapricot; Alternative form of ammōniacum
4LatinArmeniaArmenia
5Ancient GreekἈρμενίαinflection of Ἀρμένιος : ## nominative/vocative...
6Old Persian𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴—
Every word from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴 →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀρμενία →Every word from Latin Armenia →