Where does “در به دری” come from?
در به دری (Persian) comes from Persian به, from Persian گل, from French gaule, from Middle French gaule, from Old French gaule, from Frankish Walhaland, from Frankish Walha, from Proto-Germanic walhaz — wet, damp.
در به دری (Persian): wandering, going from door to door
Definitions
- wandering, going from door to door
Ancestry of “در به دری”, step by step
در به دری traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian به
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | به | API •; expresses the indirect object: to; for;... |
| 2 | Persian | گل | rose; flower; the core of a watermelon |
| 3 | French | gaule | pole; fishing pole; boner |
| 4 | Middle French | gaule | Gaul (former name of France) |
| 5 | Old French | gaule | — |
| 6 | Frankish | Walhaland | Gaul, Land of the Romans, foreigners |
| 7 | Frankish | Walha | foreigners, Romans, Celts |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | walhaz | foreigner, non-Germanic person |
| 9 | Latin | Volcae | a Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic... |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | wolkos | hawk |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | welg- | wet, damp |
via Persian در
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | در | API •; at; in |
| 2 | Classical Persian | اندر | — |
| 3 | Middle Persian | 𐭡𐭩𐭭 | in; among |
| 4 | Old Persian | 𐎠𐎫𐎼 | in, inside; within, among |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | *Hántarah | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hántaras | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |