Where does “ترزي” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ترزي”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ترزي”

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