Where does “טהדיג” come from?
טהדיג (Hebrew) 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.
טהדיג (Hebrew): tahdig
Ancestry of “טהדיג”, 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 | — |