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Where does “دوری” come from?

دوری (Persian) comes from Persian دور, from Proto-Iranian duHráh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian duHrás, from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂rós, from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂- — far; long.

دوری (Persian): distance; remoteness; separation

Definitions

  1. distance; remoteness; separation

Ancestry of “دوری”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدورfar; distant; away
2Proto-IranianduHráhfar
3Proto-Indo-IranianduHrásdistant, far; long, remote
4Proto-Indo-Europeandweh₂rós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandweh₂-far; long
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