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Where does “ζόρι” come from?

ζόρι (Greek) comes from Ottoman Turkish زور, from Persian زور, from Parthian zʿwr.

ζόρι (Greek): force, compulsion; toughness, strain

Definitions

  1. force, compulsion; toughness, strain

Ancestry of “ζόρι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishزورhard, difficult, exhausting; force, strength,...
2Persianزورlibation; force, strength, power, might;...
3Parthianzʿwr—
Every word from Parthian zʿwr →