Where does “bézoard” come from?
bézoard (French) comes from Arabic بَازَهْر, from Middle Persian pʾtzhl, from Middle Persian pʾt, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎮𐎹, from Proto-Indo-Iranian paH-, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.
bézoard (French): bezoar
Ancestry of “bézoard”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | بَازَهْر | bezoar |
| 2 | Middle Persian | pʾtzhl | bezoar; antidote |
| 3 | Middle Persian | pʾt | — |
| 4 | Old Persian | 𐎱𐎠𐎮𐎹 | to protect |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | paH- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |
Words derived from “bézoard”