Where does “دیر” come from?

دیر (Ushojo) comes from Classical Persian دیر, from Old Persian 𐎭𐎼𐎥, from Proto-Iranian dr̥Hgáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dr̥Hgʰás, from Proto-Indo-European dl̥h₁gʰós — long.

دیر (Ushojo): late

Definitions

  1. late

Ancestry of “دیر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianدیر—
2Old Persian𐎭𐎼𐎥long
3Proto-Iraniandr̥Hgáhlong, late
4Proto-Indo-Iraniandr̥Hgʰáslong, lengthy
5Proto-Indo-Europeandl̥h₁gʰóslong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dl̥h₁gʰós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dr̥Hgʰás →Every word from Proto-Iranian dr̥Hgáh →