Where does “زنگبار” come from?
زنگبار (Persian) comes from Persian بار, from French bar, from English Bar, from German bär, from Middle High German bër, from Old High German beri, from Proto-West Germanic baʀi, from Proto-Germanic bazją.
Ancestry of “زنگبار”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | بار | present stem form of باریدن; burden, load,... |
| 2 | French | bar | A bar; A bass |
| 3 | English | Bar | — |
| 4 | German | bär | — |
| 5 | Middle High German | bër | — |
| 6 | Old High German | beri | A berry |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | baʀi | berry |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | bazją | berry |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
Words derived from “زنگبار”