Where does “دەریا” come from?

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

دەریا (Central Kurdish): sea

Definitions

Ancestry of “دەریا”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Persian	دریا	sea; ocean; river
2	Middle Persian	dlydʾp̄	sea
3	Old Persian	𐎭𐎼𐎹	sea
4	Proto-Iranian	jráyah	—
5	Proto-Indo-Iranian	ȷ́ráyas	expanse, vastness; ocean

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