Where does “دریا” come from?

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

دریا (Persian): sea; ocean; river

Definitions

  1. sea; ocean; river

Ancestry of “دریا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persiandlydʾp̄sea
2Old Persian𐎭𐎼𐎹sea
3Proto-Iranianjráyah—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ráyasexpanse, vastness; ocean

Words derived from “دریا”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ráyas →Every word from Proto-Iranian jráyah →Every word from Old Persian 𐎭𐎼𐎹 →
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