Where does “Hormuz” come from?

Hormuz comes from Persian هرمز, derived from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭬𐭦𐭣.

Ancestry of “Hormuz”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Persian	هرمز	—
2	Middle Persian	𐭠𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭬𐭦𐭣	—