Where does “zʾhl” come from?
zʾhl (Middle Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian ǰaθráH, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.
zʾhl (Middle Persian): poison
Ancestry of “zʾhl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Iranian | ǰaθráH | poison |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |
Words derived from “zʾhl”