Where does “zarzără” come from?
zarzără (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish زردالو, from Old Anatolian Turkish زردالو, from Persian زردآلو, from Middle Persian zltʾlwk'.
zarzără (Romanian): a type of wild apricot
Ancestry of “zarzără”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | زردالو | apricot |
| 2 | Old Anatolian Turkish | زردالو | apricot |
| 3 | Persian | زردآلو | apricot |
| 4 | Middle Persian | zltʾlwk' | — |