Where does “dərya” come from?

dərya (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian دریا, from Middle Persian dlydʾp̄, from Old Persian 𐎭𐎼𐎹, from Proto-Iranian jráyah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ráyas — expanse, vastness; ocean.

dərya (Azerbaijani): sea, ocean

Definitions

  1. sea, ocean

Ancestry of “dərya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدریاsea; ocean; river
2Middle Persiandlydʾp̄sea
3Old Persian𐎭𐎼𐎹sea
4Proto-Iranianjráyah—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ráyasexpanse, vastness; ocean
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ráyas →Every word from Proto-Iranian jráyah →Every word from Old Persian 𐎭𐎼𐎹 →