Where does “جزر” come from?

جزر (South Levantine Arabic) comes from Arabic جَزَر, from Persian گزر, from Pahlavi *gazar.

جزر (South Levantine Arabic): carrots

Definitions

  1. carrots

Ancestry of “جزر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجَزَر—
2Persianگزرcarrot; pestle; Alternative form of گزیر
3Pahlavi*gazar—
Every word from Pahlavi *gazar →Every word from Persian گزر →Every word from Arabic جَزَر →