Where does “zə̂r” come from?

zə̂r (Khalaj) comes from Persian زهر, from Middle Persian zʾhl, from Proto-Iranian ǰaθráH, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

zə̂r (Khalaj): poison

Definitions

  1. poison

Ancestry of “zə̂r”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزهرpoison; venom
2Middle Persianzʾhlpoison
3Proto-IranianǰaθráHpoison
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Proto-Iranian ǰaθráH →