Where does “zuğâl” come from?

zuğâl (Khalaj) comes from Persian زغال, from Proto-Turkic jār- — to crack, split, crush.

zuğâl (Khalaj): coal

Definitions

  1. coal

Ancestry of “zuğâl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزغالcoal; charcoal; black, dark
2Proto-Turkicjār-to crack, split, crush
Every word from Proto-Turkic jār- →Every word from Persian زغال →
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