Where does “Ἀσουήρος” come from?

Ἀσουήρος (Ancient Greek) comes from Hebrew אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ, from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠, from Old Persian *(w)r̥šā — man.

Ancestry of “Ἀσουήρος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewאֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ
2Old Persian𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠ruler among kings
3Old Persian*(w)r̥šāman

Words derived from “Ἀσουήρος

Every word from Old Persian *(w)r̥šāEvery word from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠Every word from Hebrew אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ