Where does “zira” come from?

zira (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian زیرا, from Persian از, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭭, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎨𐎠, from Proto-Iranian *háčaH, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

zira (Azerbaijani): because, since

Definitions

  1. because, since

Ancestry of “zira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزیراbecause
2PersianازAPI •; from; since
3Middle Persian𐭬𐭭from
4Old Persian𐏃𐎨𐎠from, since
5Proto-Iranian*háčaHoutward, away
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Iranian *háčaH →Every word from Old Persian 𐏃𐎨𐎠 →