Inherited from Ottoman Turkish دریا (deryâ, “sea; river”), from Classical Persian دریا (daryā, “sea; river”), from Middle Persian [script needed] (dlydʾp̄ /drayāb/, “sea”). Compare also Azerbaijani dərya, Uzbek daryo, Uyghur دەريا (derya), etc.
Practice speaking and memorizing "derya" and many other words and sentences in Turkish.