Where does “زار” come from?

زار (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian زار, from Arabic زَهْر, from Ancient Greek τέσσερα, from Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρᾰ, from Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες, from Proto-Hellenic kʷétwores, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

زار (Ottoman Turkish): membrane, film, skin, wrap; die

Definitions

  1. membrane, film, skin, wrap; die

Ancestry of “زار”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزارgroan; lament; die
2Arabicزَهْرcube, die; dice; the dice
3Ancient Greekτέσσεραfour
4Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρᾰfour
5Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρεςfour
6Proto-Hellenickʷétworescardinal...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “زار”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Hellenic kʷétwores →