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Where does “ז׳רגון” come from?

ז׳רגון (Hebrew) comes from Yiddish זשאַרגאָן, from Russian жаргон, from French jargon, from Italian giargone, from Arabic زَرْقُون, from Pahlavi zlgwn', from Proto-Iranian jr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam — to flourish; green, yellow.

ז׳רגון (Hebrew): jargon; Yiddish

Definitions

  1. jargon; Yiddish

Ancestry of “ז׳רגון”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishזשאַרגאָןjargon; Yiddish
2Russianжаргонjargon; slang, cant
3Frenchjargonjargon, specialised or unintelligible language;...
4Italiangiargonea kind of colourless zircon, perfectly...
5Arabicزَرْقُونzircon; minium
6Pahlavizlgwn'—
7Proto-Iranianjr̥Hanyamgold
8Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰr̥Hanyamgold
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥h₃enyom—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
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