Where does “زهر” come from?
زهر (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian زهر, from Middle Persian zʾhl, from Proto-Iranian ǰaθráH, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.
Ancestry of “زهر”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | زهر | poison; venom |
| 2 | Middle Persian | zʾhl | poison |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | ǰaθráH | poison |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |