Where does “tahdig” come from?
tahdig (English) comes from Persian تهدیگ, from Persian ته, from Middle Persian th, from English thai, from Thai ไทย, from Pali deyya, from Hindi देय, from Sanskrit देय॑.
tahdig (English): The crispy layer of rice taken from the bottom...
Definitions
- The crispy layer of rice taken from the bottom...
Ancestry of “tahdig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | تهدیگ | golden crust of cooked rice |
| 2 | Persian | ته | bottom |
| 3 | Middle Persian | th | — |
| 4 | English | thai | — |
| 5 | Thai | ไทย | person; human being; Siamese person; Thai person |
| 6 | Pali | deyya | — |
| 7 | Hindi | देय | given |
| 8 | Sanskrit | देय॑ | — |