English
Zand
Zand comes from Persian زَنْد.
- Persianc. 900–presentزَنْدzand
- Englishearliest quotation 2011Zand
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Persianc. 900–presentزَنْدzand
- Englishearliest quotation 2011Zand
Earliest quotation: 2011, Kaveh Farrokh, Iran at War: 1500–1988: “The Zands often sortied from the city to briefly…”
Every English word from Persian زَنْد
Another origin of Zand
- Middle Persianc. 300 BCE–900 CEznd
- EnglishtodayZand
Today it means
noun A member of the Zand tribe, a Laki-speaking Kurdish tribe of western Iran.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Persian زَنْد / Zand