Where does “سوسنگرد” come from?

سوسنگرد (Persian) comes from Persian سوسن, from Middle Persian swsn', from Ancient Greek σοῦσον, from Egyptian zšn — lotus flower.

Ancestry of “سوسنگرد”, step by step

سوسنگرد traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian سوسن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسوسنlily
2Middle Persianswsn'—
3Ancient Greekσοῦσονlily
4Egyptianzšnlotus flower

via Persian ـگرد

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـگردsuffix used to form city names
Every word from Egyptian zšn →Every word from Ancient Greek σοῦσον →Every word from Middle Persian swsn' →