Where does “zefir” come from?

zefir (English) comes from Russian зефи́р, from French zéphyr, from Middle French zephire, from Latin Zephyrus, from Ancient Greek Ζέφυρος — Zephyrus, the west wind; westerly wind; west wind.

Ancestry of “zefir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзефи́рzephyr
2Frenchzéphyrzephyr
3Middle Frenchzephire
4LatinZephyruspersonification of the west wind
5Ancient GreekΖέφυροςZephyrus, the west wind; westerly wind; west wind
Every word from Ancient Greek ΖέφυροςEvery word from Latin ZephyrusEvery word from Middle French zephire