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

Definitions

  1. lake

Ancestry of “دریاچہ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدریاچهlake
2Persianدریاsea; ocean; river
3Middle Persiandlydʾp̄sea
4Old Persian𐎭𐎼𐎹sea
5Proto-Iranianjráyah—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ráyasexpanse, vastness; ocean
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ráyas →Every word from Proto-Iranian jráyah →Every word from Old Persian 𐎭𐎼𐎹 →