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Where does “سپاهسالار” come from?

سپاهسالار (Persian) comes from Middle Persian 𐬯𐬞𐬁𐬵⸱𐬯𐬁𐬮𐬁𐬭, from Middle Persian 𐬯𐬞𐬁𐬵 — army.

Ancestry of “سپاهسالار”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian𐬯𐬞𐬁𐬵⸱𐬯𐬁𐬮𐬁𐬭spahbed
2Middle Persian𐬯𐬞𐬁𐬵army

Words derived from “سپاهسالار”

  • sipahsalar
  • سپهسالار
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