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
Ancestry of “دریا”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Persian | dlydʾp̄ | sea |
| 2 | Old Persian | 𐎭𐎼𐎹 | sea |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | jráyah | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ráyas | expanse, vastness; ocean |
Words derived from “دریا”