Where does “bezoar” come from?
bezoar (Italian) comes from French bézoard, from Arabic بَازَهْر, from Middle Persian pʾtzhl, from Middle Persian pʾt, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎮𐎹, from Proto-Indo-Iranian paH-, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.
bezoar (Italian): bezoar
Ancestry of “bezoar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | bézoard | bezoar |
| 2 | Arabic | بَازَهْر | bezoar |
| 3 | Middle Persian | pʾtzhl | bezoar; antidote |
| 4 | Middle Persian | pʾt | — |
| 5 | Old Persian | 𐎱𐎠𐎮𐎹 | to protect |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | paH- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |