Where does “Iran” come from?
Iran comes from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭩𐭥𐭠𐭭, derived from Persian ایران.
Iran (English): The regions inhabited by the Iranian peoples
Definitions
- The regions inhabited by the Iranian peoples
Ancestry of “Iran”, step by step
Iran traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian ایران
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | ایران | historically Persia |
| 2 | Classical Persian | ایران | — |
| 3 | Middle Persian | 𐭠𐭩𐭥𐭠𐭭 | of the Iranians; of the Aryans; Aryans |
| 4 | Middle Persian | 𐭠𐭩𐭫 | Iranian, i.e. the autonymic self-denominator of... |
| 5 | Old Persian | 𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎹 | Iranian |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | Áryah | Aryan, Iranian: of or pertaining to the Aryan or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Áryas | autonymic ethnonym of the respective... |
via Iranian Persian ایران
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iranian Persian | ایران | — |