Where does “Gurgan” come from?

Gurgan (English) comes from Persian گرگان, from Middle Persian 𐭢𐭥𐭫𐭢𐭠𐭭, from Old Persian 𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴, from Old Persian 𐎺𐎼𐎣, from Proto-Iranian wŕ̥kah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wŕ̥kas, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

Ancestry of “Gurgan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianگرگانplural of گرگ
2Middle Persian𐭢𐭥𐭫𐭢𐭠𐭭Gurgan, Gorgan old city
3Old Persian𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴Gorgan; Vahrkana old city
4Old Persian𐎺𐎼𐎣wolf
5Proto-Iranianwŕ̥kahwolf
6Proto-Indo-Iranianwŕ̥kaswolf
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wŕ̥kas →Every word from Proto-Iranian wŕ̥kah →