gul (Northern Kurdish)
Where does "gul" come from?
The Northern Kurdish word 'gul' originated as a loanword from the Classical Persian term 'gul'. Carrying a poetic and delicate history, it traveled into Kurdish to signify a flower, maintaining its original floral meaning throughout the transition.
Full etymology tree
- gul (Northern Kurdish), 'flower'
- borrowed گُل (gul) (Classical Persian)
Descendants and derived words
- gulan (Northern Kurdish)
- guldank (Northern Kurdish)
Updated July 2026
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