Where does “تهرانجلس” come from?
تهرانجلس (Persian) comes from Persian تهران, from Persian ری, from Middle Persian ldy, from Old Persian 𐎼𐎥𐎠.
Ancestry of “تهرانجلس”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | تهران | — |
| 2 | Persian | ری | on; above; upon |
| 3 | Middle Persian | ldy | — |
| 4 | Old Persian | 𐎼𐎥𐎠 | — |