Where does “derrochar” come from?
derrochar (Spanish) comes from French dérocher, from French rocher, from Old French rochier, from French roche, from Old French roche, from Persian رخ, from Middle Persian lhw', from Sanskrit रथ — to roll; wheel; to run, roll.
derrochar (Spanish): to waste, squander
Ancestry of “derrochar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | dérocher | to remove rocks from |
| 2 | French | rocher | rock |
| 3 | Old French | rochier | rock |
| 4 | French | roche | rock |
| 5 | Old French | roche | rock |
| 6 | Persian | رخ | rook; cheek; face |
| 7 | Middle Persian | lhw' | rook, castle |
| 8 | Sanskrit | रथ | chariot, car, especially a two-wheeled... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrátʰas | chariot |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrót-h₂-os | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | Hret- | to roll; wheel; to run, roll |