Where does “ndirica” come from?
ndirica (Kikuyu) comes from Swahili dirisha, from Omani Arabic دريشة, from Persian دریچه, from Persian در, from Classical Persian اندر, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭩𐭭, from Old Persian 𐎠𐎫𐎼, from Proto-Iranian *Hántarah — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.
ndirica (Kikuyu): "or"; window
Definitions
- "or"; window
Ancestry of “ndirica”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swahili | dirisha | window |
| 2 | Omani Arabic | دريشة | — |
| 3 | Persian | دریچه | small window; panel, pane; window, lid, cover for... |
| 4 | Persian | در | API •; at; in |
| 5 | Classical Persian | اندر | — |
| 6 | Middle Persian | 𐭡𐭩𐭭 | in; among |
| 7 | Old Persian | 𐎠𐎫𐎼 | in, inside; within, among |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | *Hántarah | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hántaras | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |