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.
Ancestry of “Derya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | دریا | river; sea |
| 2 | Classical Persian | دریا | — |
| 3 | Middle Persian | dlydʾp̄ | sea |
| 4 | Old Persian | 𐎭𐎼𐎹 | sea |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | jráyah | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ráyas | expanse, vastness; ocean |