Where does “دیر” come from?

دیر (Classical Persian) comes from Old Persian 𐎭𐎼𐎥, from Proto-Iranian dr̥Hgáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dr̥Hgʰás, from Proto-Indo-European dl̥h₁gʰós — long.

Ancestry of “دیر”, step by step

دیر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Persian 𐎭𐎼𐎥

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Persian𐎭𐎼𐎥long
2Proto-Iraniandr̥Hgáhlong, late
3Proto-Indo-Iraniandr̥Hgʰáslong, lengthy
4Proto-Indo-Europeandl̥h₁gʰóslong

via Arabic دَيْر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicدَيْرcloister; convent, monastery
2Classical Syriacܕܝܪܐdwelling, habitation; monastery, convent; lodge

Words derived from “دیر”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dl̥h₁gʰós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dr̥Hgʰás →Every word from Proto-Iranian dr̥Hgáh →