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Where does “Ecbatana” come from?

Ecbatana (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Ἐκβάτανα, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎥𐎶𐎫𐎠𐎴, from Proto-Iranian han-gmata- — gathering.

Ancestry of “Ecbatana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἘκβάτανα—
2Old Persian𐏃𐎥𐎶𐎫𐎠𐎴Ecbatana
3Proto-Iranianhan-gmata-gathering

Words derived from “Ecbatana”

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