Where does “дурбин” come from?
дурбин (Macedonian) comes from Ottoman Turkish دوربین, from Persian دوربین, from Persian دور, from Proto-Iranian duHráh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian duHrás, from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂rós, from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂- — far; long.
дурбин (Macedonian): spyglass
Definitions
- spyglass
Ancestry of “дурбин”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | دوربین | prospective, perspective glass, monocular,... |
| 2 | Persian | دوربین | farsighted, prospective; spyglass, perspective... |
| 3 | Persian | دور | far; distant; away |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | duHráh | far |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | duHrás | distant, far; long, remote |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dweh₂rós | long |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dweh₂- | far; long |