Where does “zijan” come from?

zijan (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish زیان, from Persian زیان, from Middle Persian zydʾn' — loss, harm, damage.

zijan (Serbo-Croatian): loss; damage; mischief

Definitions

  1. loss; damage; mischief

Ancestry of “zijan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishزیانhurt, harm, injury, damage, loss, mischief
2Persianزیانdamage, detriment, injury, loss
3Middle Persianzydʾn'loss, harm, damage
Every word from Middle Persian zydʾn' →Every word from Persian زیان →Every word from Ottoman Turkish زیان →