Etymology Explorer β€Ί Parthian

Where does β€œπ­π­“π­‰π­Žπ­‡π­…β€ come from?

π­π­“π­‰π­Žπ­‡π­… (Parthian) comes from Avestan π¬₯π¬€π¬Œπ¬­π¬Œπ¬Œπ¬‹βΈ±π¬―π¬€π¬“π¬€, from Avestan π¬₯π¬€π¬Œπ¬­π¬Œπ¬Œπ¬‹βΈ±π¬―π¬€π¬’π¬΅π¬€, from Proto-Iranian *HnΓ‘rācΓ‘nhah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HnΓ‘rāćÑnsas.

Ancestry of β€œπ­π­“π­‰π­Žπ­‡π­…β€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Avestanπ¬₯π¬€π¬Œπ¬­π¬Œπ¬Œπ¬‹βΈ±π¬―π¬€π¬“π¬€β€”
2Avestanπ¬₯π¬€π¬Œπ¬­π¬Œπ¬Œπ¬‹βΈ±π¬―π¬€π¬’π¬΅π¬€Nairyosangha
3Proto-Iranian*HnΓ‘rācΓ‘nhahβ€”
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*HnΓ‘rāćÑnsasβ€”
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HnΓ‘rāćÑnsas β†’