Where does “زردوز” come from?
زردوز (Persian) comes from Ottoman Turkish دوز, from French dose, from Latin dosis, from Ancient Greek δόσις, from Ancient Greek δίδωμι, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.
زردوز (Persian): a gold embroiderer
Definitions
- a gold embroiderer
Ancestry of “زردوز”, step by step
زردوز traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish دوز
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | دوز | flat, plain; true; uniform |
| 2 | French | dose | proportion; dose; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Latin | dosis | dose |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δόσις | giving, a gift; license, permission; portion |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δίδωμι | I give, present, offer; I grant, allow, permit;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |
via Persian زر
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | زر | gold; rotation; revolution |
| 2 | Middle Persian | zarr | gold |
| 3 | Parthian | zarn | gold |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | jr̥Hanyam | gold |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam | gold |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰl̥h₃enyom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |