Where does “زاج” come from?

زاج (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic زَاج, from Persian زاگ — vitriol.

زاج (Ottoman Turkish): vitriol, sulphate from a metal

Definitions

  1. vitriol, sulphate from a metal

Ancestry of “زاج”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicزَاجmetal sulphate, vitriol
2Persianزاگvitriol
Every word from Persian زاگ →Every word from Arabic زَاج →