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Where does “Susa” come from?

Susa comes from Latin Susa, from Ancient Greek Σοῦσα, from Old Persian Çūšā, a city in southwestern Iran whose original meaning is unknown.

Ancestry of “Susa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSūsa—
2Ancient GreekΣοῦσα—
3Old Persian𐏂𐎢𐏁𐎠—
4Elamite𒀸𒋗𒊺𒂗—
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