Where does “tizrûg” come from?
tizrûg (Northern Kurdish) comes from Armenian տզրուկ, from Old Armenian տզրուկ, from Middle Iranian tuzurūk.
tizrûg (Northern Kurdish): leech
Ancestry of “tizrûg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Armenian | տզրուկ | leech; bloodsucker |
| 2 | Old Armenian | տզրուկ | leech; bloodsucker |
| 3 | Middle Iranian | tuzurūk | — |