Where does “Mazanderani” come from?
Mazanderani (English) comes from English Mazandaran, from Persian مازندران, from Persian در, from Classical Persian اندر, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭩𐭭, from Old Persian 𐎠𐎫𐎼, from Proto-Iranian *Hántarah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hántaras — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.
Mazanderani (English): Of the Iranian region and province of Mazandaran, its people, or their language
Definitions
- Of the Iranian region and province of Mazandaran, its people, or their language
Ancestry of “Mazanderani”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Mazandaran | A land mentioned in Shahnameh and Avesta |
| 2 | Persian | مازندران | Tabaristan, Tapuria |
| 3 | Persian | در | API •; at; in |
| 4 | Classical Persian | اندر | — |
| 5 | Middle Persian | 𐭡𐭩𐭭 | in; among |
| 6 | Old Persian | 𐎠𐎫𐎼 | in, inside; within, among |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | *Hántarah | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hántaras | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |