Where does “Iranism” come from?
Iranism (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Áryas — autonymic ethnonym of the respective...
Iranism (English): Iranian nationalism
Definitions
- Iranian nationalism
Ancestry of “Iranism”, step by step
Iranism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Iran
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Iran | The regions inhabited by the Iranian peoples |
| 2 | Persian | ایران | historically Persia |
| 3 | Classical Persian | ایران | — |
| 4 | Middle Persian | 𐭠𐭩𐭥𐭠𐭭 | of the Iranians; of the Aryans; Aryans |
| 5 | Middle Persian | 𐭠𐭩𐭫 | Iranian, i.e. the autonymic self-denominator of... |
| 6 | Old Persian | 𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎹 | Iranian |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | Áryah | Aryan, Iranian: of or pertaining to the Aryan or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Áryas | autonymic ethnonym of the respective... |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |