Where does “Hamadan” come from?

Hamadan (English) comes from Persian همدان, from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭧𐭬𐭲𐭠𐭭, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎥𐎶𐎫𐎠𐎴, from Proto-Iranian han-gmata- — gathering.

Ancestry of “Hamadan”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Persian	همدان	—
2	Middle Persian	𐭠𐭧𐭬𐭲𐭠𐭭	—
3	Old Persian	𐏃𐎥𐎶𐎫𐎠𐎴	Ecbatana
4	Proto-Iranian	han-gmata-	gathering

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