Where does “زروک” come from?

زروک (Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian *jaluš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́aluš, from Proto-Indo-European ǵelu-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

زروک (Persian): leech

Definitions

  1. leech

Ancestry of “زروک”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranian*jaluš—
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*ȷ́alušleech
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵelu-leech
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵelu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́aluš →
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