The story
- Sanskrit · derived fromनीलोत्पल“blue lotus”
- Middle Persian · derived fromnylw(k)pl“lotus, water-lily”
- Arabic · derived fromنِلُوفَر
- Medieval Latin · borrowed fromnenuphar
- English todaynenuphar
From Medieval Latin nenuphar, from Arabic نِلُوفَر (nilūfar), نِينُوفَر (nīnūfar), from Middle Persian nylw(k)pl (nīlōpal, “lotus, water-lily”), from Sanskrit नीलोत्पल (nīlotpala, “blue lotus”), from नील (nīla, “blue”) + उत्पल (utpala, “lotus, water-lily”). Compare French nénufar.
Words from the same roots
Sanskritनीलोत्पल all →
Nilufar
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.