Where does “ބެރުވެރިޔާ” come from?
ބެރުވެރިޔާ (Dhivehi) comes from Dhivehi ވެރިޔާ, from Sanskrit वर, from Sanskrit वीर, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wīrás, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
ބެރުވެރިޔާ (Dhivehi): drummer, tom-tom beater
Definitions
- drummer, tom-tom beater
Ancestry of “ބެރުވެރިޔާ”, step by step
ބެރުވެރިޔާ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dhivehi ވެރިޔާ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhivehi | ވެރިޔާ | leader, superior, potentate, principal |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वर | "environing", "enclosing", circumference, space,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वीर | man, especially a brave or eminent man, hero,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wīrás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |