Where does “देर” come from?

देर (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian دیر, from Old Persian 𐎭𐎼𐎥, from Proto-Iranian dr̥Hgáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dr̥Hgʰás, from Proto-Indo-European dl̥h₁gʰós — long.

देर (Hindi): period of time; a while; delay, hold-up

Definitions

  1. period of time; a while; delay, hold-up

Ancestry of “देर”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianدیر—
2Old Persian𐎭𐎼𐎥long
3Proto-Iraniandr̥Hgáhlong, late
4Proto-Indo-Iraniandr̥Hgʰáslong, lengthy
5Proto-Indo-Europeandl̥h₁gʰóslong

Words derived from “देर”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dl̥h₁gʰós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dr̥Hgʰás →Every word from Proto-Iranian dr̥Hgáh →