Where does “زیگ” come from?

زیگ (Persian) comes from Middle Persian zīg, from Middle Persian zyh, from Indo-Iranian *ǰyáH, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷyéH.

زیگ (Persian): cord; zij

Definitions

  1. cord; zij

Ancestry of “زیگ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianzīg—
2Middle Persianzyhbowstring
3Indo-Iranian*ǰyáH—
4Proto-Indo-European*gʷyéH—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *gʷyéH →Every word from Indo-Iranian *ǰyáH →Every word from Middle Persian zyh →