Where does “dʾl” come from?
dʾl (Middle Persian) comes from Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎽𐎢𐎺, from Proto-Iranian dā́ru, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dā́ru, from Proto-Indo-European dóru, from Proto-Indo-European drew- — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.
dʾl (Middle Persian): tree, gallows; wood
Ancestry of “dʾl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Persian | 𐎭𐎠𐎽𐎢𐎺 | wood |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | dā́ru | wood, tree |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dā́ru | tree; wood |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dóru | tree |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | drew- | hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree |