Where does “دزدگیر” come from?

دزدگیر (Persian) comes from Persian دزد, from Middle Persian dwz, from Proto-Indo-Iranian duš-, from Proto-Indo-European dus-, from Proto-Indo-European dēwǝ- — to fail, be behind, be lacking.

دزدگیر (Persian): burglar alarm

Definitions

  1. burglar alarm

Ancestry of “دزدگیر”, step by step

دزدگیر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian دزد

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدزدthief
2Middle Persiandwzthief
3Proto-Indo-Iranianduš-bad
4Proto-Indo-Europeandus-bad
5Proto-Indo-Europeandēwǝ-to fail, be behind, be lacking

via Persian گرفتن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianگرفتنto grab
2Middle Persiangriftan—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dēwǝ- →