Reconstruction:Old Persian/darikah

This Old Persian 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.

Old Persian

Etymology

From *dariš (“golden, yellow”) +‎ -𐎣 (-k /⁠-kaʰ⁠/, hypocoristic suffix),, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“gleam, yellow”). Related to 𐎭𐎼𐎴𐎡𐎹 (daraniyaʰ, “gold”), compare Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌 (zaⁱri, “yellowish, golden”).

Noun

*darikah

1. daric (a gold coin from the Persian Empire)

Descendants

• → Aramaic: דריכונא (drykwnʾ)
  • Classical Syriac: ܕܪܝܟܘܢܐ (drykwnʾ)
• → Ancient Greek: δᾱρεικός (dāreikós), Δᾱρεικός (Dāreikós), δᾱρῑκός (dārīkós)
  • → Latin: darīcus
    • → English: daric
    • French: darique
  • → German: Dareikos, Dareike
  • → Danish: dareik
  • → English: daric
• → Biblical Hebrew: אֲדַרְכּוֹן (adarkon)
• → Parthian: 𐫅𐫀𐫡𐫏𐫃 (dʾryg /⁠dārīg⁠/, “gold coin, Dareikos”)
• → Sogdian: ܠܐܪܝܟ (δʾryk /⁠δārīk⁠/)