Where does “ziyankar” come from?

ziyankar (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian زیانکار, from Persian زیان, from Middle Persian zydʾn' — loss, harm, damage.

ziyankar (Azerbaijani): harmful

Definitions

  1. harmful

Ancestry of “ziyankar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزیانکارharmful
2Persianزیانdamage, detriment, injury, loss
3Middle Persianzydʾn'loss, harm, damage
Every word from Middle Persian zydʾn' →Every word from Persian زیان →Every word from Persian زیانکار →