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Where does “ترزی” come from?

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

ترزی (Ottoman Turkish): tailor, seamster

Definitions

  1. tailor, seamster

Ancestry of “ترزی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدرزیtailor, seamster
2Middle Persiandlcyk'tailor
3Proto-Iraniandarz-to attach, fasten; to load; to sew

Words derived from “ترزی”

  • терзија
  • terzija
  • терзија
  • درزی
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