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Where does “Assuero” come from?

Assuero (Italian) comes from Hebrew אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ, from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠, from Old Persian *(w)r̥šā.

Ancestry of “Assuero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewאֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ—
2Old Persian𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠ruler among kings
3Old Persian*(w)r̥šā—
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