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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Persian | 𐎭𐎼𐎥 | long |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | dr̥Hgáh | long, late |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dr̥Hgʰás | long, lengthy |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dl̥h₁gʰós | long |