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Where does “зэв” come from?

зэв (Mongolian) comes from Proto-Mongolic jebe, from Arabic شَبّ — alum.

зэв (Mongolian): rust; spearhead, arrowhead

Definitions

  1. rust; spearhead, arrowhead

Ancestry of “зэв”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mongolicjebearrowhead; weapon, arrowhead, rust
2Arabicشَبّalum
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