Where does “زغال” come from?

زغال (Persian) comes from Proto-Turkic jār- — to crack, split, crush.

زغال (Persian): coal; charcoal; black, dark

Definitions

  1. coal; charcoal; black, dark

Ancestry of “زغال”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicjār-to crack, split, crush

Words derived from “زغال”

Every word from Proto-Turkic jār- →