Where does “pʾtzhl” come from?

pʾtzhl (Middle Persian) comes from Middle Persian pʾt, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎮𐎹, from Proto-Indo-Iranian paH-, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

pʾtzhl (Middle Persian): bezoar; antidote

Definitions

  1. bezoar; antidote

Ancestry of “pʾtzhl”, step by step

pʾtzhl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Persian pʾt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianpʾt—
2Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎮𐎹to protect
3Proto-Indo-IranianpaH-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via Middle Persian zhl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianzhl—

Words derived from “pʾtzhl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian paH- →Every word from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎮𐎹 →