Where does “پانزهر” come from?

پانزهر (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian پادزهر, from Middle Persian pʾtzhl, from Middle Persian pʾt, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎮𐎹, from Proto-Indo-Iranian paH-, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

Ancestry of “پانزهر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپادزهرbezoar; antidote
2Middle Persianpʾtzhlbezoar; antidote
3Middle Persianpʾt
4Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎮𐎹to protect
5Proto-Indo-IranianpaH-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “پانزهر

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian paH-Every word from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎮𐎹