Where does “দরিয়া” come from?

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

দরিয়া (Bengali): sea

Definitions

  1. sea

Ancestry of “দরিয়া”, step by step

দরিয়া traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian دریا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدریاsea; ocean; river
2Middle Persiandlydʾp̄sea
3Old Persian𐎭𐎼𐎹sea
4Proto-Iranianjráyah—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ráyasexpanse, vastness; ocean

via Classical Persian دریا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianدریا—

Words derived from “দরিয়া”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ráyas →Every word from Proto-Iranian jráyah →Every word from Old Persian 𐎭𐎼𐎹 →