Where does “idirishya” come from?
idirishya (Rwanda-Rundi) comes from Swahili dirisha, from Omani Arabic دريشة, from Persian دریچه, from Persian در, from Classical Persian اندر, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭩𐭭, from Old Persian 𐎠𐎫𐎼, from Proto-Iranian *Hántarah — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.
idirishya (Rwanda-Rundi): window
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Ancestry of “idirishya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swahili | dirisha | window |
| 2 | Omani Arabic | دريشة | — |
| 3 | Persian | دریچه | small window; panel, pane; window, lid, cover for... |
| 4 | Persian | در | API •; at; in |
| 5 | Classical Persian | اندر | — |
| 6 | Middle Persian | 𐭡𐭩𐭭 | in; among |
| 7 | Old Persian | 𐎠𐎫𐎼 | in, inside; within, among |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | *Hántarah | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hántaras | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |