Where does “މިހާރު” come from?

މިހާރު (Dhivehi) comes from Dhivehi އިރު, from Sanskrit सूर्य, from Sanskrit सूर, from Sanskrit स्वर्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian súHar, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

މިހާރު (Dhivehi): now

Definitions

  1. now

Ancestry of “މިހާރު”, step by step

މިހާރު traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dhivehi އިރު

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dhivehiއިރުsun; time; moment
2Sanskritसूर्यthe sun; solar
3Sanskritसूरthe Sun; Calotropis gigantea; a wise or learned...
4Sanskritस्वर्the sun; sunshine, light; sky, heaven
5Proto-Indo-IraniansúHarthe sun
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

via Dhivehi ހާ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DhivehiހާName of the first letter of the Thaana script (ހ)
2Arabicحَاء

via Dhivehi މި

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dhivehiމިthis; these
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥