Where does “گرگان” come from?

گرگان (Persian) comes from Middle Persian 𐭢𐭥𐭫𐭢𐭠𐭭, from Old Persian 𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴, from Old Persian 𐎺𐎼𐎣, from Proto-Iranian wŕ̥kah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wŕ̥kas, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

گرگان (Persian): plural of گرگ

Definitions

  1. plural of گرگ

Ancestry of “گرگان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian𐭢𐭥𐭫𐭢𐭠𐭭Gurgan, Gorgan old city
2Old Persian𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴Gorgan; Vahrkana old city
3Old Persian𐎺𐎼𐎣wolf
4Proto-Iranianwŕ̥kahwolf
5Proto-Indo-Iranianwŕ̥kaswolf
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf

Words derived from “گرگان”

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