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Where does “بَازَهْر” come from?

بَازَهْر (Arabic) comes from Middle Persian pʾtzhl, from Middle Persian pʾt, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎮𐎹, from Proto-Indo-Iranian paH-, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

بَازَهْر (Arabic): bezoar

Definitions

  1. bezoar

Ancestry of “بَازَهْر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianpʾtzhlbezoar; antidote
2Middle Persianpʾt—
3Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎮𐎹to protect
4Proto-Indo-IranianpaH-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “بَازَهْر”

  • bezoar
  • trichobezoar
  • phytobezoar
  • pseudobezoar
  • bezaar
  • bezoar
  • bezoar
  • bézoard
  • bezahar
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