Where does “zor” come from?
zor (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish زور, from Persian زور, from Parthian zʿwr.
zor (Turkish): hard, difficult
Ancestry of “zor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | زور | hard, difficult, exhausting; force, strength,... |
| 2 | Persian | زور | libation; force, strength, power, might;... |
| 3 | Parthian | zʿwr | — |