Where does “terzija” come from?

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

terzija (Serbo-Croatian): tailor, seamster

Definitions

  1. tailor, seamster

Ancestry of “terzija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishترزیtailor, seamster
2Persianدرزیtailor, seamster
3Middle Persiandlcyk'tailor
4Proto-Iraniandarz-to attach, fasten; to load; to sew
Every word from Proto-Iranian darz- →Every word from Middle Persian dlcyk' →Every word from Persian درزی →