زالو

Persian

Alternative forms

  • زلو (zalū) (colloquial, various regions)

Etymology

From earlier form زلو (zalū) from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (złwk' /⁠zalūg⁠/) from Proto-Iranian *jaluš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́aluš, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵelu-. Akin to Old Armenian տզրուկ (tzruk); an Iranian borrowing.

Noun

زالو • (zâlu)

  1. leech
    Synonym: زروک (zoruk)

References

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