Where does “जहर” come from?

जहर (Hindi) comes from Arabic زَهْر, from Ancient Greek τέσσερα, from Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρᾰ, from Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες, from Proto-Hellenic kʷétwores, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

जहर (Hindi): nuqtaless form of ज़हर

Definitions

  1. nuqtaless form of ज़हर

Ancestry of “जहर”, step by step

जहर traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic زَهْر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicزَهْرcube, die; dice; the dice
2Ancient Greekτέσσεραfour
3Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρᾰfour
4Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρεςfour
5Proto-Hellenickʷétworescardinal...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Arabic ظُهْر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicظُهْرnoon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóresEvery word from Proto-Hellenic kʷétwores