Where does “ދުނިޔެ” come from?

ދުނިޔެ (Dhivehi) comes from Classical Persian دنیا, from Arabic دُنْيَا, from Arabic أَدْنَى.

ދުނިޔެ (Dhivehi): world

Definitions

  1. world

Ancestry of “ދުނިޔެ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianدنیا—
2Arabicدُنْيَاworld
3Arabicأَدْنَى—
Every word from Arabic أَدْنَى →Every word from Arabic دُنْيَا →Every word from Classical Persian دنیا →