Where does “ਦਰਿਆ” come from?

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

ਦਰਿਆ (Punjabi): river

Definitions

  1. river

Ancestry of “ਦਰਿਆ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianدریا—
2Middle Persiandlydʾp̄sea
3Old Persian𐎭𐎼𐎹sea
4Proto-Iranianjráyah—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ráyasexpanse, vastness; ocean
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ráyas →Every word from Proto-Iranian jráyah →Every word from Old Persian 𐎭𐎼𐎹 →