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Where does “𐎭𐎼𐎹” come from?

𐎭𐎼𐎹 (Old Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian jráyah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ráyas — expanse, vastness; ocean.

𐎭𐎼𐎹 (Old Persian): sea

Definitions

  1. sea

Ancestry of “𐎭𐎼𐎹”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianjráyah—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ráyasexpanse, vastness; ocean

Words derived from “𐎭𐎼𐎹”

  • Derya
  • دریاچه
  • دریا
  • دریای خزر
  • دریاب
  • dərya
  • دریاچہ
  • دریا
  • دریا
  • daryo
  • دریا
  • ਦਰਿਆ
  • dlydʾp̄
  • dorija
  • doria
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