Where does “Derya” come from?

Derya (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish دریا, from Classical Persian دریا, from Middle Persian dlydʾp̄, from Old Persian 𐎭𐎼𐎹, from Proto-Iranian jráyah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ráyas — expanse, vastness; ocean.

Derya (Turkish): sea

Definitions

  1. sea

Ancestry of “Derya”, step by step

Derya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish دریا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishدریاriver; sea
2Classical Persianدریا—
3Middle Persiandlydʾp̄sea
4Old Persian𐎭𐎼𐎹sea
5Proto-Iranianjráyah—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ráyasexpanse, vastness; ocean

via Persian دریا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدریاsea; ocean; river
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ráyas →Every word from Proto-Iranian jráyah →Every word from Old Persian 𐎭𐎼𐎹 →