The story
- Akkadian · derived from𒅈𒂵𒌋𒌋𒉡“red-purple”
- Hebrew · borrowed fromאַרְגָּמָן“purple, crimson”
- English todayargaman
Borrowed from Hebrew אַרְגָּמָן (argaman, “purple, crimson”), from Akkadian 𒅈𒂵𒌋𒌋𒉡 (argamannu, “red-purple”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.