Where does “Tehran” come from?

Tehran derives from Persian تهران, from Persian ری, from Middle Persian ldy, from Old Persian 𐎼𐎥𐎠.

Tehran (English): Tehran Province

Definitions

  1. Tehran Province

Ancestry of “Tehran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianتهرانThe Tehran Conference (1943)
2Persianریon; above; upon
3Middle Persianldy—
4Old Persian𐎼𐎥𐎠—

Words derived from “Tehran”

Every word from Old Persian 𐎼𐎥𐎠 →Every word from Middle Persian ldy →Every word from Persian ری →