Where does “hircano” come from?

hircano (Portuguese) comes from Latin Hyrcānus, from Ancient Greek Ὑρκανός, from Old Persian 𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴, from Old Persian 𐎺𐎼𐎣, from Proto-Iranian wŕ̥kah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wŕ̥kas, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

hircano (Portuguese): Hyrcanian of or relating to Hyrcania

Definitions

  1. Hyrcanian of or relating to Hyrcania

Ancestry of “hircano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinHyrcānus
2Ancient GreekὙρκανόςHyrcanian
3Old Persian𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴Gorgan; Vahrkana old city
4Old Persian𐎺𐎼𐎣wolf
5Proto-Iranianwŕ̥kahwolf
6Proto-Indo-Iranianwŕ̥kaswolf
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷosEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wŕ̥kasEvery word from Proto-Iranian wŕ̥kah
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