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
- jargon; Yiddish
Ancestry of “ז׳רגון”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | זשאַרגאָן | jargon; Yiddish |
| 2 | Russian | жаргон | jargon; slang, cant |
| 3 | French | jargon | jargon, specialised or unintelligible language;... |
| 4 | Italian | giargone | a kind of colourless zircon, perfectly... |
| 5 | Arabic | زَرْقُون | zircon; minium |
| 6 | Pahlavi | zlgwn' | — |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | jr̥Hanyam | gold |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam | gold |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰl̥h₃enyom | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |