Where does “दर्या” come from?

दर्या (Konkani) comes from Classical Persian دریا, from Middle Persian dlydʾp̄, from Old Persian 𐎭𐎼𐎹, from Proto-Iranian jráyah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ráyas — expanse, vastness; ocean.

दर्या (Konkani): sea

Definitions

  1. sea

Ancestry of “दर्या”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianدریا
2Middle Persiandlydʾp̄sea
3Old Persian𐎭𐎼𐎹sea
4Proto-Iranianjráyah
5Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ráyasexpanse, vastness; ocean
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ráyasEvery word from Proto-Iranian jráyahEvery word from Old Persian 𐎭𐎼𐎹
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