Where does “Тегеран” come from?

Тегеран (Mongolian) comes from Russian Тегера́н, from Persian تهران, from Persian ری, from Middle Persian ldy, from Old Persian 𐎼𐎥𐎠.

Ancestry of “Тегеран”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianТегера́н
2PersianتهرانThe Tehran Conference (1943)
3Persianریon; above; upon
4Middle Persianldy
5Old Persian𐎼𐎥𐎠
Every word from Old Persian 𐎼𐎥𐎠Every word from Middle Persian ldyEvery word from Persian ری