Where does “德黑蘭” come from?

德黑蘭 (Chinese) comes from Persian تهران, from Persian ری, from Middle Persian ldy, from Old Persian 𐎼𐎥𐎠.

德黑蘭 (Chinese): the government of Iran

Definitions

  1. the government of Iran

Ancestry of “德黑蘭”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianتهرانThe Tehran Conference (1943)
2Persianریon; above; upon
3Middle Persianldy—
4Old Persian𐎼𐎥𐎠—
Every word from Old Persian 𐎼𐎥𐎠 →Every word from Middle Persian ldy →Every word from Persian ری →