Where does “zircon” come from?
Zircon derives from German Zirkon, which comes from Arabic زَرْقُون, a word of uncertain ultimate origin.
zircon (English): A mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals,...
Definitions
- A mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals,...
Ancestry of “zircon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Zirkon | zircon |
| 2 | French | zircon | zircon |
| 3 | Arabic | زَرْقُون | zircon; minium |
| 4 | Pahlavi | zlgwn' | — |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | jr̥Hanyam | gold |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam | gold |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰl̥h₃enyom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |