Where does “Ορμούζ” come from?

Ορμούζ (Greek) comes from Persian هرمز, from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭬𐭦𐭣.

Ορμούζ (Greek): Hormuz. As in Strait of Hormuz

Definitions

  1. Hormuz. As in Strait of Hormuz

Ancestry of “Ορμούζ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianهرمزplace name of various regions
2Middle Persian𐭠𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭬𐭦𐭣—
Every word from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭬𐭦𐭣 →Every word from Persian هرمز →