Where does “zəhər” come from?

zəhər (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian زهر, from Middle Persian zʾhl, from Proto-Iranian ǰaθráH, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

zəhər (Azerbaijani): poison

Definitions

  1. poison

Ancestry of “zəhər”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزهرpoison; venom
2Middle Persianzʾhlpoison
3Proto-IranianǰaθráHpoison
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

Words derived from “zəhər”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Proto-Iranian ǰaθráH →