Where does “zil” come from?

zil (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian زیر, from Middle Persian azēr — under.

zil (Azerbaijani): very, extremely (usually used with the words qara and qaranlıq)

Definitions

  1. very, extremely (usually used with the words qara and qaranlıq)

Ancestry of “zil”, step by step

zil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian زیر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزیرhigh-pitched; kasra; underneath
2Middle Persianazērunder

via Arabic ظِلّ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicظِلّ—
Every word from Middle Persian azēr →Every word from Persian زیر →