Where does “zır” come from?
zır (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish زر, from Persian زر, from Middle Persian zarr, from Parthian zarn, from Proto-Iranian jr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥h₃enyom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
zır (Turkish): crazy – used only in the fixed phrase zırdeli, added as an intensifier to deli (crazy)
Definitions
- crazy – used only in the fixed phrase zırdeli, added as an intensifier to deli (crazy)
Ancestry of “zır”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | زر | gold, a yellow chemical element of great value and one of the noble metals |
| 2 | Persian | زر | gold; rotation; revolution |
| 3 | Middle Persian | zarr | gold |
| 4 | Parthian | zarn | gold |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | jr̥Hanyam | gold |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam | gold |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰl̥h₃enyom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |