Where does “zoor” come from?
zoor (Dutch) comes from Urdu زور, from Persian زور, from Parthian zʿwr.
zoor (Dutch): dry and coarse
Ancestry of “zoor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Urdu | زور | powerfully; forcibly; violently |
| 2 | Persian | زور | libation; force, strength, power, might;... |
| 3 | Parthian | zʿwr | — |