Where does “زهگیر” come from?

زهگیر (Persian) comes from Persian زه, from Middle Persian 𐭦𐭩𐭧, from Proto-Indo-European gʷiH- — bowstring.

Ancestry of “زهگیر”, step by step

زهگیر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian زه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزهstring; bowstring
2Middle Persian𐭦𐭩𐭧—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷiH-bowstring

via Persian گیر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianگیرblock; obstacle

Words derived from “زهگیر”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷiH- →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭦𐭩𐭧 →Every word from Persian زه →