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Where does “گۇگۇت” come from?

گۇگۇت (Uyghur) comes from Persian گوگرد, from Middle Persian gwklt' — sulphur.

گۇگۇت (Uyghur): sulphur

Definitions

  1. sulphur

Ancestry of “گۇگۇت”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianگوگردsulphur, sulfur
2Middle Persiangwklt'sulphur
Every word from Middle Persian gwklt' →