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Where does “Afrasiab” come from?

Afrasiab (English) comes from Persian افراسیاب, from Middle Persian plʾsy̲d̲ʾp̄'.

Ancestry of “Afrasiab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianافراسیاب—
2Middle Persianplʾsy̲d̲ʾp̄'—
Every word from Middle Persian plʾsy̲d̲ʾp̄' →