Where does “târziu” come from?

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

târziu (Romanian): late

Definitions

  1. late

Ancestry of “târziu”, step by step

târziu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian terziu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianterziutailor
2Ottoman Turkishترزیtailor, seamster
3Persianدرزیtailor, seamster
4Middle Persiandlcyk'tailor
5Proto-Iraniandarz-to attach, fasten; to load; to sew

via Latin tardīvus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintardīvuslate
2Latin-īvusAdjective suffix
3Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
4Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “târziu”

Every word from Proto-Iranian darz- →Every word from Middle Persian dlcyk' →Every word from Persian درزی →