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Where does “zyýan” come from?

zyýan (Turkmen) comes from Persian زیان, from Middle Persian zydʾn' — loss, harm, damage.

zyýan (Turkmen): damage

Definitions

  1. damage

Ancestry of “zyýan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزیانdamage, detriment, injury, loss
2Middle Persianzydʾn'loss, harm, damage

Words derived from “zyýan”

  • zyýanly
  • zyýansyz
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