Where does “فیروزج” come from?
فیروزج (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic فِيرُوزَج, from Middle Persian *pērōzag, from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭩𐭫𐭥𐭰, from Parthian 𐭐𐭓𐭂𐭅𐭆, from Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌⸱𐬀𐬊𐬘𐬀𐬵.
Ancestry of “فیروزج”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | فِيرُوزَج | — |
| 2 | Middle Persian | *pērōzag | turquoise |
| 3 | Middle Persian | 𐭯𐭩𐭫𐭥𐭰 | victorious |
| 4 | Parthian | 𐭐𐭓𐭂𐭅𐭆 | — |
| 5 | Avestan | 𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌⸱𐬀𐬊𐬘𐬀𐬵 | — |