Where does “Zanzy” come from?
Zanzy (English) comes from English Zanzibar, from Persian زنگبار, from Persian بار, from French bar, from English Bar, from German bär, from Middle High German bër, from Old High German beri.
Ancestry of “Zanzy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Zanzibar | — |
| 2 | Persian | زنگبار | — |
| 3 | Persian | بار | present stem form of باریدن; burden, load,... |
| 4 | French | bar | A bar; A bass |
| 5 | English | Bar | — |
| 6 | German | bär | — |
| 7 | Middle High German | bër | — |
| 8 | Old High German | beri | A berry |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | baʀi | berry |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | bazją | berry |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |