Where does “zerdali” come from?
zerdali (Crimean Tatar) comes from Ottoman Turkish زردالو, from Old Anatolian Turkish زردالو, from Persian زردآلو, from Middle Persian zltʾlwk'.
zerdali (Crimean Tatar): apricot
Ancestry of “zerdali”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | زردالو | apricot |
| 2 | Old Anatolian Turkish | زردالو | apricot |
| 3 | Persian | زردآلو | apricot |
| 4 | Middle Persian | zltʾlwk' | — |