𐤁𐤓𐤆𐤋

Phoenician

Etymology

Likely a Wanderwort. Cognate with Aramaic פַּרְזְלָא (parzəlā), Classical Syriac ܦܪܙܠܐ (parzlā), Akkadian 𒀭𒁇 (parzillum), Ugaritic 𐎁𐎗𐎏𐎍 (brḏl), Hebrew בַּרְזֶל (barzél) and Sumerian 𒀭𒁇𒋤 (AN.BAR.SUD).

Noun

𐤁𐤓𐤆𐤋 (brzl /barzel/)

  1. iron
    • 𐤍𐤎𐤊 𐤁𐤓𐤆𐤋
      nsk brzl
      He who casts iron

Descendants
  • → Latin: *ferzom
    • Latin: ferrum (see there for further descendants)

References
  • Krahmalkov, Charles R. (2001) A Phoenician-Punic Grammar, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 142
  • De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 214
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