Where does “روم” come from?

روم (Persian) comes from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭫𐭥𐭬, from Ancient Greek Ῥωμανία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

روم (Persian): Rome; Byzantium; Asia Minor

Definitions

  1. Rome; Byzantium; Asia Minor

Ancestry of “روم”, step by step

روم traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Persian 𐭧𐭫𐭥𐭬

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian𐭧𐭫𐭥𐭬Rome; Byzantine
2Ancient GreekῬωμανίαByzantine Empire
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via English Romé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishRoméThe Italian government
2Middle EnglishRomeThe Roman Empire
3Old Englishrūmewidely, spaciously, roomily, far and wide, so as...
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