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Where does “зор” come from?

зор (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish زور, from Persian زور, from Parthian zʿwr.

Ancestry of “зор”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishزورhard, difficult, exhausting; force, strength,...
2Persianزورlibation; force, strength, power, might;...
3Parthianzʿwr—

Words derived from “зор”

  • призор
  • зоран
Every word from Parthian zʿwr →