Where does “daryo” come from?

daryo (Uzbek) comes from Chagatai 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.

daryo (Uzbek): river

Definitions

  1. river

Ancestry of “daryo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chagataiدریا—
2Classical Persianدریا—
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 →