Where does “nerkes” come from?

nerkes (Turkmen) comes from Persian نرگس, from Middle Persian nlgs, from Ancient Greek Νάρκισσος — Narcissus.

nerkes (Turkmen): narcissus

Definitions

  1. narcissus

Ancestry of “nerkes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنرگسnarcissus
2Middle Persiannlgs—
3Ancient GreekΝάρκισσοςNarcissus
Every word from Ancient Greek Νάρκισσος →Every word from Middle Persian nlgs →Every word from Persian نرگس →