Where does “دریایی” come from?

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

دریایی (Persian): of the sea

Definitions

  1. of the sea

Ancestry of “دریایی”, step by step

دریایی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian دریا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدریاsea; ocean; river
2Middle Persiandlydʾp̄sea
3Old Persian𐎭𐎼𐎹sea
4Proto-Iranianjráyah
5Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ráyasexpanse, vastness; ocean

via Persian ـیی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـییform of the suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ráyasEvery word from Proto-Iranian jráyahEvery word from Old Persian 𐎭𐎼𐎹