Where does “Assuerus” come from?

Assuerus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Ἀσουήρος, from Hebrew אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ, from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠, from Old Persian *(w)r̥šā — man.

Assuerus (Latin): Ahasuerus

Definitions

  1. Ahasuerus

Ancestry of “Assuerus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἈσουήρος—
2Hebrewאֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ—
3Old Persian𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠ruler among kings
4Old Persian*(w)r̥šāman
Every word from Old Persian *(w)r̥šā →Every word from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 →Every word from Hebrew אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ →