Where does “Pahlawi” come from?

Pahlawi (English) comes from Persian پهلوی, from Middle Persian 𐫛𐫍𐫓𐫇𐫀𐫗𐫏𐫃, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎼𐎰𐎺 — Parthia.

Ancestry of “Pahlawi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپهلویearlier, older
2Middle Persian𐫛𐫍𐫓𐫇𐫀𐫗𐫏𐫃—
3Old Persian𐎱𐎼𐎰𐎺Parthia
Every word from Old Persian 𐎱𐎼𐎰𐎺 →Every word from Middle Persian 𐫛𐫍𐫓𐫇𐫀𐫗𐫏𐫃 →Every word from Persian پهلوی →