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

Definitions

  1. bezoar

Ancestry of “bézoard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبَازَهْرbezoar
2Middle Persianpʾtzhlbezoar; antidote
3Middle Persianpʾt—
4Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎮𐎹to protect
5Proto-Indo-IranianpaH-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “bézoard”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian paH- →Every word from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎮𐎹 →