Where does “جزر” come from?

جزر (Arabic) comes from Persian گزر, from Pahlavi *gazar.

جزر (Arabic): carrots; to slaughter; to kill, butcher

Definitions

  1. carrots; to slaughter; to kill, butcher

Ancestry of “جزر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianگزرcarrot; pestle; Alternative form of گزیر
2Pahlavi*gazar—

Words derived from “جزر”

Every word from Pahlavi *gazar →Every word from Persian گزر →