Where does “Pahlavi” come from?
Pahlavi comes from Persian پهلوی, derived from Middle Persian 𐫛𐫍𐫓𐫇𐫀𐫗𐫏𐫃, a term of uncertain original meaning.
Ancestry of “Pahlavi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | پهلوی | earlier, older |
| 2 | Middle Persian | 𐫛𐫍𐫓𐫇𐫀𐫗𐫏𐫃 | — |
| 3 | Old Persian | 𐎱𐎼𐎰𐎺 | Parthia |