Where does “تهران” come from?

تهران (Persian) comes from Persian ری, from Middle Persian ldy, from Old Persian 𐎼𐎥𐎠.

تهران (Persian): The Tehran Conference (1943)

Definitions

  1. The Tehran Conference (1943)

Ancestry of “تهران”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianریon; above; upon
2Middle Persianldy—
3Old Persian𐎼𐎥𐎠—

Words derived from “تهران”

Every word from Old Persian 𐎼𐎥𐎠 →Every word from Middle Persian ldy →Every word from Persian ری →