Where does “شهربندان” come from?

شهربندان (Persian) comes from Persian شهر, from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩 — land, country; city.

شهربندان (Persian): lockdown confinement of people as a security measure

Definitions

  1. lockdown confinement of people as a security measure

Ancestry of “شهربندان”, step by step

شهربندان traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian شهر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianشهرland, country; city, town
2Middle Persian𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩land, country; city

via Persian بندان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبندان—
Every word from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩 →Every word from Persian شهر →