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Where does “ζάριν” come from?

ζάριν (Byzantine Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀζάριον, from Arabic زهر, from Arabic ه, from Arabic كَهْرَبَاء, from Persian کهربا, from Persian کاه, from Persian کاستن, from Proto-Iranian kas- — to see; to look.

Ancestry of “ζάριν”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀζάριον—
2Arabicزهرto shine, to be radiant, to give light; flowers;...
3Arabicهhim, his, it, its; AH; Banū Ṭayyiʾ form of أَ
4Arabicكَهْرَبَاءelectricity
5Persianکهرباamber
6Persianکاهchaff; straw; hay
7Persianکاستن—
8Proto-Iraniankas-to be small, diminish, lessen
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look

Words derived from “ζάριν”

  • ζάρι
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