Where does “زردچوبه” come from?

زردچوبه (Persian) comes from Persian زرد, from Middle Persian zlt' — yellow.

زردچوبه (Persian): turmeric

Definitions

  1. turmeric

Ancestry of “زردچوبه”, step by step

زردچوبه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian زرد

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزردyellow
2Middle Persianzlt'yellow

via Persian چوبه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianچوبهshaft, stalk
Every word from Middle Persian zlt' →Every word from Persian زرد →