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Where does “زاق” come from?

زاق (Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian *zanH-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ānáHti, from Proto-Indo-European *ȷ́ānáHti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

زاق (Persian): the young of anything

Definitions

  1. the young of anything

Ancestry of “زاق”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranian*zanH-—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ānáHtito know
3Proto-Indo-European*ȷ́ānáHti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “زاق”

  • ზაქი
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →