Where does “dever” come from?

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

dever (Romanian): total sales

Definitions

  1. total sales

Ancestry of “dever”, step by step

dever traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish دور

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishدورa revolution, circuit, rotation
2Persianدورfar; distant; away
3Proto-IranianduHráhfar
4Proto-Indo-IranianduHrásdistant, far; long, remote
5Proto-Indo-Europeandweh₂róslong
6Proto-Indo-Europeandweh₂-far; long

via Bulgarian девер

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianдевер—
2Proto-Slavic*dě̀verьhusband's brother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂rós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian duHrás →