Where does “orgován” come from?

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

orgován (Slovak): lilac

Definitions

  1. lilac

Ancestry of “orgován”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianjorgovan"or"; lilac
2Ottoman Turkishارغوان—
3Persianارغوانpurple, dark magneta; "Cercis siliquastrum",...
4Middle Persianʾlgwkʾn'purple
5EnglishargamannuA red-purple dye; A cloth of this color, often...
6Akkadian𒅈𒂵𒌋𒌋𒉡red purple; tribute

Words derived from “orgován”

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