Where does “Xârazm” come from?

Xârazm (Old Persian) comes from Persian خوار, from Middle Persian hw'l.

Ancestry of “Xârazm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخوارeasy; mean, abject; present stem form of خواردن
2Middle Persianhw'l—
Every word from Middle Persian hw'l →Every word from Persian خوار →
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