𐎭𐎼𐎴𐎹

Old Persian

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *jr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥h₃-en-yo-m, from *ǵʰelh₃- (“to shine”). Cognate to Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬦𐬌𐬌𐬀 (zarańiia), Sanskrit हिरण्य (hiraṇya) and English gold.

Noun

𐎭𐎼𐎴𐎹 (d-r-n-y /daraniya/) n

gold

Derived terms

𐎭𐎼𐎴𐎹𐎣𐎼 (d-r-n-y-k-r /⁠daraniya-kara⁠/, “goldsmith”)

Descendants

→ Aramaic: דריכונא (drykwnʾ)
→ Ancient Greek: Δαρεικός (Dareikós, “Persian daric”)
- → English: daric
→ Biblical Hebrew: אֲדַרְכּוֹן (adarkon)
→ Parthian: 𐫅𐫀𐫡𐫏𐫃 (dʾryg /⁠dārīg⁠/, “gold coin, Dareikos”)
→ Sogdian: ܠܐܪܝܟ (δʾryk /⁠δārīk⁠/)
→ Classical Syriac: ܕܪܝܟܘܢܐ (drykwnʾ)

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