Where does “zerde” come from?

zerde (English) comes from Ottoman Turkish زرده, from Persian زرد, from Middle Persian zlt' — yellow.

zerde (English): A Turkish dessert resembling rice pudding, coloured yellow with saffron

Definitions

  1. A Turkish dessert resembling rice pudding, coloured yellow with saffron

Ancestry of “zerde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishزرده—
2Persianزردyellow
3Middle Persianzlt'yellow
Every word from Middle Persian zlt' →Every word from Persian زرد →Every word from Ottoman Turkish زرده →