Where does “زنجاري” come from?

زنجاري (Arabic) comes from Arabic زنجار, from Persian زنگار, from Persian ار — if.

زنجاري (Arabic): verdigris, rust green-colored

Definitions

  1. verdigris, rust green-colored

Ancestry of “زنجاري”, step by step

زنجاري traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic زنجار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicزنجارcopper oxide
2Persianزنگارverdigris, rust
3Persianارif

via Arabic ـِيّ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicـِيّ{{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...
Every word from Persian ار →Every word from Persian زنگار →Every word from Arabic زنجار →