Where does “زىيان” come from?

زىيان (Uyghur) comes from Persian زیان, from Middle Persian zydʾn' — loss, harm, damage.

زىيان (Uyghur): loss, deficit, damage

Definitions

  1. loss, deficit, damage

Ancestry of “زىيان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزیانdamage, detriment, injury, loss
2Middle Persianzydʾn'loss, harm, damage
Every word from Middle Persian zydʾn' →Every word from Persian زیان →