Where does “Zehra” come from?

Zehra (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Persian ذره, from Arabic ذَرَّة — tiny particle, speck, mote.

Zehra (Serbo-Croatian): little

Definitions

  1. little

Ancestry of “Zehra”, step by step

Zehra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian ذره

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianذرهteeny; tiny; small
2Arabicذَرَّةtiny particle, speck, mote

via Arabic زهرة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicزهرةsingulative of زَهْر; brilliance, light,...
Every word from Arabic ذَرَّةEvery word from Persian ذره