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

Definitions

  1. poison

Ancestry of “zʾhl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-IranianǰaθráHpoison
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

Words derived from “zʾhl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Proto-Iranian ǰaθráH →
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