Where does “زهرلك” come from?

زهرلك (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish زهر, from Persian زهر, from Middle Persian zʾhl, from Proto-Iranian ǰaθráH, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

زهرلك (Ottoman Turkish): toxicity, the state of being toxic

Definitions

  1. toxicity, the state of being toxic

Ancestry of “زهرلك”, step by step

زهرلك traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish زهر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishزهرpoison, venom
2Persianزهرpoison; venom
3Middle Persianzʾhlpoison
4Proto-IranianǰaθráHpoison
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

via Ottoman Turkish ـلك

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـلكness
2Proto-Turkic*-liknoun suffix; -ness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Proto-Iranian ǰaθráH →