Where does “กุหลาบ” come from?
กุหลาบ (Thai) comes from Persian گلاب, from Persian گل, from French gaule, from Middle French gaule, from Old French gaule, from Frankish Walhaland, from Frankish Walha, from Proto-Germanic walhaz — wet, damp.
กุหลาบ (Thai): rose
Ancestry of “กุหลาบ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | گلاب | rosewater; a kind of rose |
| 2 | Persian | گل | rose; flower; the core of a watermelon |
| 3 | French | gaule | pole; fishing pole; boner |
| 4 | Middle French | gaule | — |
| 5 | Old French | gaule | — |
| 6 | Frankish | Walhaland | Gaul, Land of the Romans, foreigners |
| 7 | Frankish | Walha | foreigners, Romans, Celts |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | walhaz | foreigner, non-Germanic person |
| 9 | Latin | Volcae | a Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic... |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | wolkos | hawk |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | welg- | wet, damp |