Where does “Hyrcānus” come from?
Hyrcānus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Ὑρκανός, from Old Persian 𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴, from Old Persian 𐎺𐎼𐎣, from Proto-Iranian wŕ̥kah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wŕ̥kas, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.
Ancestry of “Hyrcānus”, step by step
Hyrcānus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek Ὑρκανός
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Ὑρκανός | Hyrcanian |
| 2 | Old Persian | 𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴 | Gorgan; Vahrkana old city |
| 3 | Old Persian | 𐎺𐎼𐎣 | wolf |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | wŕ̥kah | wolf |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wŕ̥kas | wolf |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wĺ̥kʷos | wolf |
via Ancient Greek Ὑρκᾱνός
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Ὑρκᾱνός | Hyrcanian |