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Where does “Sūsa” come from?

Sūsa (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Σοῦσα, from Old Persian 𐏂𐎢𐏁𐎠, from Elamite 𒀸𒋗𒊺𒂗.

Ancestry of “Sūsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΣοῦσα—
2Old Persian𐏂𐎢𐏁𐎠—
3Elamite𒀸𒋗𒊺𒂗—
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