Where does “zäher” come from?

zäher (Turkmen) comes from Persian زهر, from Middle Persian zʾhl, from Proto-Iranian ǰaθráH, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

zäher (Turkmen): poison

Definitions

  1. poison

Ancestry of “zäher”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزهرpoison; venom
2Middle Persianzʾhlpoison
3Proto-IranianǰaθráHpoison
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Proto-Iranian ǰaθráH →