Where does “زره” come from?
زره (Persian) comes from Middle Persian zlyh, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁d- — to sound.
زره (Persian): armour; coat of mail
Ancestry of “زره”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Persian | zlyh | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁d- | to sound |