Where does “Hormuz” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Hormuz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianهرمزplace name of various regions
2Middle Persian𐭠𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭬𐭦𐭣—

Words derived from “Hormuz”

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