Where does “zehir” come from?

zehir (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish زهر, from Persian زهر, from Middle Persian zʾhl, from Proto-Iranian ǰaθráH, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

zehir (Turkish): poison, venom, toxin

Definitions

  1. poison, venom, toxin

Ancestry of “zehir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishزهرpoison, venom
2Persianزهرpoison; venom
3Middle Persianzʾhlpoison
4Proto-IranianǰaθráHpoison
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

Words derived from “zehir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Proto-Iranian ǰaθráH →