Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/dr̥Hgáh

This Proto-Iranian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *dr̥Hgʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *dl̥h₁gʰós.

Adjective

*dr̥Hgáh

long, late

Related terms

*draHǰáh (“long”)

Derived terms

*dr̥Hgand-
- Northern Kurdish: *dagrang
  Central Kurdish: درەنگ (dreng, “late”)
  
  Northern Kurdish: dereng, direng (“late”)
- Middle Persian: (dglnd /⁠dagrand⁠/)
  - Classical Persian: دیرند (dērand)

Descendants

Central Iranian:
- Old Avestan: 𐬛𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬔𐬀 (dar^əga)
  - Younger Avestan: 𐬛𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬖𐬀 (dar^əγa)
Northeastern Iranian:
- Khotanese: (dāra)
- Ossetian: даргъ (darǧ)
Southeastern Iranian:
- Pashto: لارغه (lā́rǧa)
Northwestern Iranian:
- Kurdish:
  Central Kurdish: دێر (dêr, “late”)
  
  Southern Kurdish: دێر (dêr, “late”)
  
  Laki: دێر (dêr, “late”)
- Proto-Medo-Parthian:
  - Old Median: *δarǧah
    - Middle Median: *dēr
      - Kermanic: dṻr (Abuzeydabadi), dīr (Gazi, Kesehi, Mahallati, Qohrudi, Sedehi, Vonishuni, Zefrehi), dēr (Zefrehi)
      - Sivandi: dīr
      - Talysh: دی (di)
    - → Imperial Aramaic: 𐡃𐡓𐡂𐡀 (drgʾ)
  - Parthian:
    Manichaean script: 𐫅𐫡𐫄 (drɣ), 𐫅𐫡𐫃 (drg /⁠darǧ⁠/, “long”)
  - Proto-Zaza-Gorani:
    - Gurani: دێر (dɛr, “late”)
    - Zazaki: derg (“long”)
Southwestern Iranian:
- Old Persian: 𐎭𐎼𐎥 (d-r-g /⁠darga⁠/, “long”)
  - Middle Persian: ("long")
    Manichaean script: 𐫅𐫃𐫡 (dgr /⁠daǧr⁠/), 𐫅𐫏𐫡 (dyr /⁠dēr⁠/)
    Book Pahlavi script: (dgl /⁠daǧr⁠/)
    - Classical Persian: دیر (dēr, “late”)
      - Iranian Persian: دیر (dir)
      - Tajik: дер (der)
        → Yagnobi: дур (dur)
      - → Assamese: দেৰি (deri)
      - → Bengali: দেরি (deri)
      - → Hindi: देर (der)
      - → Urdu: دیر (der)