Where does “Hyrcanus” come from?

Hyrcanus (English) comes from Latin Hyrcānus, from Ancient Greek Ὑρκανός, from Old Persian 𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴, from Old Persian 𐎺𐎼𐎣, from Proto-Iranian wŕ̥kah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wŕ̥kas, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

Hyrcanus (English): notably born by figures in Hasmonean Judaea

Definitions

  1. notably born by figures in Hasmonean Judaea

Ancestry of “Hyrcanus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinHyrcānus—
2Ancient GreekὙρκανόςHyrcanian
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 →