Where does “zoor” come from?

zoor (Dutch) comes from Urdu زور, from Persian زور, from Parthian zʿwr.

zoor (Dutch): dry and coarse

Definitions

  1. dry and coarse

Ancestry of “zoor”, step by step

zoor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Urdu زور

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduزورpowerfully; forcibly; violently
2Persianزورlibation; force, strength, power, might;...
3Parthianzʿwr—

via Middle Dutch sôor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsôor—
2Proto-Germanicsauzazdry, parched
3Proto-Indo-Europeansaus-dry, parched
Every word from Parthian zʿwr →Every word from Persian زور →Every word from Urdu زور →