Where does “زهر” come from?

زهر (Persian) comes from Middle Persian zʾhl, from Proto-Iranian ǰaθráH, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

زهر (Persian): poison; venom

Definitions

  1. poison; venom

Ancestry of “زهر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianzʾhlpoison
2Proto-IranianǰaθráHpoison
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

Words derived from “زهر”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Proto-Iranian ǰaθráH →