Where does “אחשורוש” come from?

אחשורוש (Hebrew) comes from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠, from Old Persian *(w)r̥šā — man.

אחשורוש (Hebrew): Ahasuerus biblical character

Definitions

  1. Ahasuerus biblical character

Ancestry of “אחשורוש”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Persian𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠ruler among kings
2Old Persian*(w)r̥šāman
Every word from Old Persian *(w)r̥šā →Every word from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 →
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