Word Origins

Words starting with z

Word	Origins
zalaabiya	-noun Indian *jilebi* is an extremely sweet dessert. Arabic *zalaabi*ya (doughnut cooked in oil and sprinkled with sugar) derives from it.
Zamin	-noun Indian Urdu *zameen* means ‘earth’. Iranian (ancient Persian) *Zamin* ’earth goddess’ derives from it
zebra	-noun Indian *asal* means ‘donkey’. Gaelic *asal-stiallach* ‘zebra’ derives from it.
zhe'toni	-noun Georgian (Kartuli ena) *zhet’oni* means ‘token’. Georgia was a state of the former Russian union USSR. French *jeton* (pronounced as *zeto*) derives from it.
ziemia	-noun Indian Urdu *zameen* means ‘earth’ Polish *ziemia* (Urdu n sound dropped) derives from it.

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