The story
- Old Iranian · derived from
- Ancient Greek · derived fromΖαδρακάρτα
- Latin · borrowed fromZadracarta
- English todayZadracarta
From Latin Zadracarta, from Ancient Greek Ζαδρακάρτα (Zadrakárta), from Old Iranian. Compare Persian زرد (zard, “yellow”), Persian ساری (sâri, “Sari”), a city known for its abundant citrus fruits located in former Hyrcania, and Middle Persian 𐭪𐭫𐭲 (-kirt, -gird), a suffix forming city names.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.