Where does “занбӯри асал” come from?

занбӯри асал (Tajik) comes from Tajik асал, from Arabic عَسَل — honey.

занбӯри асал (Tajik): honeybee

Definitions

  1. honeybee

Ancestry of “занбӯри асал”, step by step

занбӯри асал traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tajik асал

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tajikасалhoney
2Arabicعَسَلhoney

via Tajik занбӯр

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tajikзанбӯрbee; wasp
2Classical Persianزَنْبُور—
Every word from Arabic عَسَل →Every word from Tajik асал →