Where does “زیانکار” come from?

زیانکار (Persian) comes from Persian زیان, from Middle Persian zydʾn' — loss, harm, damage.

زیانکار (Persian): harmful

Definitions

  1. harmful

Ancestry of “زیانکار”, step by step

زیانکار traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian زیان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزیانdamage, detriment, injury, loss
2Middle Persianzydʾn'loss, harm, damage

via Persian ـکار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـکار—

Words derived from “زیانکار”

Every word from Middle Persian zydʾn' →Every word from Persian زیان →