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Where does “مرو” come from?

مرو (Persian) comes from Pahlavi 𐭰𐭠‎𐭫‎𐭥, from Old Persian 𐎶𐎼𐎦𐎢𐏁.

Ancestry of “مرو”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pahlavi𐭰𐭠‎𐭫‎𐭥—
2Old Persian𐎶𐎼𐎦𐎢𐏁—

Words derived from “مرو”

  • Merv
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