Where does “दर्ज़ी” come from?

दर्ज़ी (Hindi) comes from Persian درزی, from Middle Persian dlcyk', from Proto-Iranian darz- — to attach, fasten; to load; to sew.

दर्ज़ी (Hindi): tailor

Definitions

  1. tailor

Ancestry of “दर्ज़ी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدرزیtailor, seamster
2Middle Persiandlcyk'tailor
3Proto-Iraniandarz-to attach, fasten; to load; to sew
Every word from Proto-Iranian darz- →Every word from Middle Persian dlcyk' →Every word from Persian درزی →