Where does “دریاچہ” come from?
دریاچہ (Urdu) comes from Persian دریاچه, from Persian دریا, from Middle Persian dlydʾp̄, from Old Persian 𐎭𐎼𐎹, from Proto-Iranian jráyah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ráyas — expanse, vastness; ocean.
دریاچہ (Urdu): lake
Ancestry of “دریاچہ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | دریاچه | lake |
| 2 | Persian | دریا | sea; ocean; river |
| 3 | Middle Persian | dlydʾp̄ | sea |
| 4 | Old Persian | 𐎭𐎼𐎹 | sea |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | jráyah | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ráyas | expanse, vastness; ocean |