Where does “ਜ਼ਰੀ” come from?

ਜ਼ਰੀ (Punjabi) comes from Persian زر, from Middle Persian zarr, from Parthian zarn, from Proto-Iranian jr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥h₃enyom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

ਜ਼ਰੀ (Punjabi): zari cloth interwoven with silver or gold brocade

Definitions

  1. zari cloth interwoven with silver or gold brocade

Ancestry of “ਜ਼ਰੀ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزرgold; rotation; revolution
2Middle Persianzarrgold
3Parthianzarngold
4Proto-Iranianjr̥Hanyamgold
5Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰr̥Hanyamgold
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥h₃enyom
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥h₃enyomEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam