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Where does “лари” come from?

лари (Russian) comes from Georgian ლარი, from Persian لاری, from Persian ـی, from Middle Persian -yk', from Old Persian -𐎡𐎣, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

лари (Russian): lari; nominative/accusative plural of ларь

Definitions

  1. lari; nominative/accusative plural of ларь

Ancestry of “лари”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianლარიlari, the national currency of Georgia, divided...
2Persianلاریa Persian silver coin
3PersianـیForms nouns or adjectives from nouns; Forms...
4Middle Persian-yk'—
5Old Persian-𐎡𐎣—
6Proto-Indo-Iranian-kasCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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