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Where does “Cyrus” come from?

Cyrus (Cebuano) comes from English Cyrus, from Latin Cyrus, from Ancient Greek Κῦρος, from Old Persian 𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁, from Elamite ???? — shepherd, bestowed care, protector.

Ancestry of “Cyrus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCyrus—
2LatinCyrus—
3Ancient GreekΚῦρος—
4Old Persian𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁—
5Elamite????shepherd, bestowed care, protector
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