Where does “Darius” come from?
Darius (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Δᾱρεῖος, from Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎢𐏁, from Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁, from Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎫𐎡𐎹, from Proto-Iranian dāráyati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰāráyati, from Proto-Indo-European dʰor-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
Darius (Latin): Darius
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Ancestry of “Darius”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Δᾱρεῖος | — |
| 2 | Old Persian | 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎢𐏁 | — |
| 3 | Old Persian | 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 | — |
| 4 | Old Persian | 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎫𐎡𐎹 | to hold, have |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | dāráyati | to bear, hold |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dʰāráyati | to bear, hold |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰor-éye-ti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |