Where does “شوش” come from?

شوش (Mozarabic) comes from Middle Persian 𐭮𐭥𐭱𐭩, from Old Persian 𐏂𐎢𐏁𐎠, from Elamite 𒀸𒋗𒊺𒂗.

Ancestry of “شوش”, step by step

شوش traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Persian 𐭮𐭥𐭱𐭩

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian𐭮𐭥𐭱𐭩—
2Old Persian𐏂𐎢𐏁𐎠—
3Elamite𒀸𒋗𒊺𒂗—

via Pahlavi 𐭮𐭥𐭱𐭩

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pahlavi𐭮𐭥𐭱𐭩—

Words derived from “شوش”

Every word from Elamite 𒀸𒋗𒊺𒂗 →Every word from Old Persian 𐏂𐎢𐏁𐎠 →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭮𐭥𐭱𐭩 →