Where does “Ասորեստան” come from?

Ասորեստան (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian Ասորեստան, from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭮𐭥𐭥𐭮𐭲𐭭, from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭮𐭥𐭥 — Assyrian.

Ancestry of “Ասորեստան”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old ArmenianԱսորեստան—
2Middle Persian𐭠𐭮𐭥𐭥𐭮𐭲𐭭Asuristan (official name of the satrapy of Babylonia under Sassanians)
3Middle Persian𐭠𐭮𐭥𐭥Assyrian
Every word from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭮𐭥𐭥 →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭮𐭥𐭥𐭮𐭲𐭭 →Every word from Old Armenian Ասորեստան →