Where does “darubini” come from?

darubini (Swahili) comes from Arabic دَرْبِين, from Persian دوربین, from Persian دور, from Proto-Iranian duHráh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian duHrás, from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂rós, from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂- — far; long.

darubini (Swahili): telescope; binoculars

Definitions

  1. telescope; binoculars

Ancestry of “darubini”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicدَرْبِينtelescope; binoculars
2Persianدوربینfarsighted, prospective; spyglass, perspective...
3Persianدورfar; distant; away
4Proto-IranianduHráhfar
5Proto-Indo-IranianduHrásdistant, far; long, remote
6Proto-Indo-Europeandweh₂róslong
7Proto-Indo-Europeandweh₂-far; long
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂rós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian duHrás →