Where does “zırcahil” come from?
zırcahil (Turkish) comes from Turkish zır, 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 — to flourish; green, yellow.
zırcahil (Turkish): very ignorant
Definitions
- very ignorant
Ancestry of “zırcahil”, step by step
zırcahil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish zır
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | zır | crazy – used only in the fixed phrase zırdeli, added as an intensifier to deli (crazy) |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | زر | gold, a yellow chemical element of great value and one of the noble metals |
| 3 | Persian | زر | gold; rotation; revolution |
| 4 | Middle Persian | zarr | gold |
| 5 | Parthian | zarn | gold |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | jr̥Hanyam | gold |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam | gold |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰl̥h₃enyom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |