Where does “Dari” come from?

Dari (English) comes from Classical Persian دَرِی.

Dari (English): The variety of the Persian language that is chiefly used in Afghanistan, contrasted with varieties spoken elsewhere such as Iranian Persian or Tajik

Definitions

  1. The variety of the Persian language that is chiefly used in Afghanistan, contrasted with varieties spoken elsewhere such as Iranian Persian or Tajik

Ancestry of “Dari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianدَرِی
Every word from Classical Persian دَرِی
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