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Where does “zircon” come from?

zircon (French) comes from Arabic زَرْقُون, from Pahlavi zlgwn', from Proto-Iranian jr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥h₃enyom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

zircon (French): zircon

Definitions

  1. zircon

Ancestry of “zircon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicزَرْقُونzircon; minium
2Pahlavizlgwn'—
3Proto-Iranianjr̥Hanyamgold
4Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰr̥Hanyamgold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥h₃enyom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “zircon”

  • zircon
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