gul (Uzbek)
Where does "gul" come from?
The Uzbek word 'gul,' meaning 'flower,' traces its origins back to the Classical Persian term 'gul.' It entered the Uzbek language as an inheritance from Chagatai, a historical Turkic language, and shares common roots with similar words for flower in modern Turkish and Uyghur.
Full etymology tree
- gul (Uzbek), 'flower'
- inherited گل (gül) (Chagatai)
- inherited گُل (gul) (Classical Persian)
- inherited gwl (gul) (Middle Persian), 'flower'
- inherited *vr̥dah (Old Persian), 'flower, rose'
- inherited gwl (gul) (Middle Persian), 'flower'
- inherited گُل (gul) (Classical Persian)
- inherited گل (gül) (Chagatai)
Updated July 2026
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