Where does “ވެރިޔާ” come from?

ވެރިޔާ (Dhivehi) comes 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.

ވެރިޔާ (Dhivehi): leader, superior, potentate, principal

Definitions

  1. leader, superior, potentate, principal

Ancestry of “ވެރިޔާ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवर"environing", "enclosing", circumference, space,...
2Sanskritवीरman, especially a brave or eminent man, hero,...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianwīrás—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “ވެރިޔާ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wīrás →
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