pʾtzhl

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Middle Persian

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Etymology

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From pʾt (/⁠pād⁠/) +‎ zhl (/⁠zahr⁠/). The first part is from the Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎮𐎹 (p-a-di-y /⁠pādiy⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *paH-, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (to protect). The second part is from Old Persian *𐎩𐎰𐎼 (*j-θ-r /⁠*jaθra-⁠/), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen-tro-, from *gʷʰen- (to strike, slay, kill).

Noun

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pʾtzhl (pādzahr)

  1. bezoar
  2. antidote

Descendants

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