Where does “Indo-Iranian” come from?
Indo-Iranian (English) comes from English Iranian, from English Iran, from Persian ایران, from Classical Persian ایران, from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭩𐭥𐭠𐭭, from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭩𐭫, from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎹, from Proto-Iranian Áryah — autonymic ethnonym of the respective...
Indo-Iranian (English): A member of any peoples speaking such a language;...
Definitions
- A member of any peoples speaking such a language;...
Ancestry of “Indo-Iranian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Iranian | A person from Iran or of Iranian descent;... |
| 2 | English | Iran | — |
| 3 | Persian | ایران | — |
| 4 | Classical Persian | ایران | — |
| 5 | Middle Persian | 𐭠𐭩𐭥𐭠𐭭 | of the Iranians; of the Aryans; Aryans |
| 6 | Middle Persian | 𐭠𐭩𐭫 | Iranian, i.e. the autonymic self-denominator of... |
| 7 | Old Persian | 𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎹 | Iranian |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | Áryah | Aryan, Iranian: of or pertaining to the Aryan or... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Áryas | autonymic ethnonym of the respective... |