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Where does “zyýanly” come from?

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

zyýanly (Turkmen): harmful, noxious

Definitions

  1. harmful, noxious

Ancestry of “zyýanly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkmenzyýandamage
2Persianزیانdamage, detriment, injury, loss
3Middle Persianzydʾn'loss, harm, damage
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