Where does “Iranianness” come from?
Iranianness (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...
Iranianness (English): The quality of being Iranian
Definitions
- The quality of being Iranian
Ancestry of “Iranianness”, step by step
Iranianness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Iranian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Iranian | A person from Iran or of Iranian descent;... |
| 2 | English | Iran | The regions inhabited by the Iranian peoples |
| 3 | Persian | ایران | historically Persia |
| 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... |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |