Where does “فلز” come from?

فلز (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic فِلِزّ, from Classical Syriac ܦܠܙܐ, from Parthian plync — bronze.

Ancestry of “فلز”, step by step

فلز traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic فِلِزّ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفِلِزّmetal
2Classical Syriacܦܠܙܐbrass, bronze
3Parthianplyncbronze

via Ancient Greek Φυλλίς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΦυλλίςfoliage
2Ancient Greek-ῐςa woman pertaining to —; "suffix forming feminine...

Words derived from “فلز”

Every word from Parthian plync →Every word from Classical Syriac ܦܠܙܐ →Every word from Arabic فِلِزّ →