Where does “پهلوی” come from?

پهلوی (Persian) comes from Middle Persian 𐫛𐫍𐫓𐫇𐫀𐫗𐫏𐫃, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎼𐎰𐎺 — Parthia.

پهلوی (Persian): earlier, older

Definitions

  1. earlier, older

Ancestry of “پهلوی”, step by step

پهلوی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Persian 𐫛𐫍𐫓𐫇𐫀𐫗𐫏𐫃

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian𐫛𐫍𐫓𐫇𐫀𐫗𐫏𐫃—
2Old Persian𐎱𐎼𐎰𐎺Parthia

via Classical Syriac ܩܫܝܫܐ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Syriacܩܫܝܫܐancient, ancestor, forefather; elder,...

Words derived from “پهلوی”

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