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Where does “Proto-Iranian” come from?

Proto-Iranian (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...

Proto-Iranian (English): Of or pertaining to Proto-Iranian language or...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to Proto-Iranian language or...

Ancestry of “Proto-Iranian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishIranianA person from Iran or of Iranian descent;...
2EnglishIran—
3Persianایران—
4Classical Persianایران—
5Middle Persian𐭠𐭩𐭥𐭠𐭭of the Iranians; of the Aryans; Aryans
6Middle Persian𐭠𐭩𐭫Iranian, i.e. the autonymic self-denominator of...
7Old Persian𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎹Iranian
8Proto-IranianÁryahAryan, Iranian: of or pertaining to the Aryan or...
9Proto-Indo-IranianÁryasautonymic ethnonym of the respective...
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