Where does “ذرت” come from?

ذرت (Persian) comes from Arabic ذرة, from Arabic ر, from Arabic رَأَى — to see.

ذرت (Persian): maize, corn

Definitions

  1. maize, corn

Ancestry of “ذرت”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicذرةtiny particle, speck, mote; atom; durra, Indian...
2Arabicرsecond-person masculine singular active...
3Arabicرَأَىto see
Every word from Arabic رَأَى →Every word from Arabic ر →Every word from Arabic ذرة →