Where does “ބޮޑުވަޒީރު” come from?
ބޮޑުވަޒީރު (Dhivehi) comes from Dhivehi ބޮޑު, from Sanskrit बृहत्, from Indo-Iranian *bʰr̥ȷ́ʰáns, from Proto-Indo-European bʰérǵʰonts, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.
ބޮޑުވަޒީރު (Dhivehi): prime minister
Definitions
- prime minister
Ancestry of “ބޮޑުވަޒީރު”, step by step
ބޮޑުވަޒީރު traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dhivehi ބޮޑު
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhivehi | ބޮޑު | big |
| 2 | Sanskrit | बृहत् | lofty, high, tall, great, large, wide, vast,... |
| 3 | Indo-Iranian | *bʰr̥ȷ́ʰáns | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰérǵʰonts | high |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |