Where does “مازندران” come from?
مازندران (Persian) comes from Persian در, from Classical Persian اندر, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭩𐭭, from Old Persian 𐎠𐎫𐎼, from Proto-Iranian *Hántarah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hántaras, from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros, from Proto-Indo-European -teros — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.
مازندران (Persian): Tabaristan, Tapuria
Definitions
- Tabaristan, Tapuria
Ancestry of “مازندران”, step by step
مازندران traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian در
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | در | API •; at; in |
| 2 | Classical Persian | اندر | — |
| 3 | Middle Persian | 𐭡𐭩𐭭 | in; among |
| 4 | Old Persian | 𐎠𐎫𐎼 | in, inside; within, among |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | *Hántarah | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hántaras | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |