Where does “zar” come from?
zar (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish زار, from Persian زار, from Arabic زَهْر, from Ancient Greek τέσσερα, from Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρᾰ, from Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες, from Proto-Hellenic kʷétwores, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres — and.
zar (Serbo-Croatian): fervor, ardor; ember
Ancestry of “zar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | زار | membrane, film, skin, wrap; die |
| 2 | Persian | زار | groan; lament; die |
| 3 | Arabic | زَهْر | cube, die; dice; the dice |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τέσσερα | four |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τέσσᾰρᾰ | four |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τέσσᾰρες | four |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | kʷétwores | cardinal... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |