Where does “دوري” come from?

دوري (Arabic) comes from South Levantine Arabic عصفور دوري, from Arabic عُصْفُور دُورِيّ.

دوري (Arabic): cyclical, periodic; second-person feminine...

Definitions

  1. cyclical, periodic; second-person feminine...

Ancestry of “دوري”, step by step

دوري traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via South Levantine Arabic عصفور دوري

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1South Levantine Arabicعصفور دوريsparrow
2Arabicعُصْفُور دُورِيّ—

via Arabic ـِيّ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicـِيّ{{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...

via Arabic دَوْرَة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicدَوْرَة—
Every word from Arabic عُصْفُور دُورِيّ →Every word from South Levantine Arabic عصفور دوري →