Where does “زور” come from?

زور (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian زور, from Parthian zʿwr.

زور (Ottoman Turkish): hard, difficult, exhausting; force, strength,...

Definitions

  1. hard, difficult, exhausting; force, strength,...

Ancestry of “زور”, step by step

زور traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian زور

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزورlibation; force, strength, power, might;...
2Parthianzʿwr—

via Classical Persian زور

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianزورforce
2Middle Persianzwlpower, might

Words derived from “زور”

Every word from Parthian zʿwr →Every word from Persian زور →