The story
- Persian · derived fromزر“gold”
- Persian · derived fromضرابخانه“mint”
- Persian · borrowed fromضرابی
- English todayZarabi
Borrowed from Persian ضرابی (Zarrâbi), "master of the mint", from Persian ضرابخانه (zarrâb-xâne, “mint”), from ضرب (zarb, “minting (of coins)”) + خانه (“house, place”), with the first part from Persian زر (zar, “gold”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.