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Where does “Cyrus” come from?

Cyrus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Κῦρος, from Old Persian 𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁, from Elamite ???? — shepherd, bestowed care, protector.

Ancestry of “Cyrus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΚῦρος—
2Old Persian𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁—
3Elamite????shepherd, bestowed care, protector

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