Where does “kira” come from?
kira (Proto-Uralic) comes from Russian Ки́ра, from Persian کوروش, from Old Persian 𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁, from Elamite ???? — shepherd, bestowed care, protector.
Ancestry of “kira”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | Ки́ра | — |
| 2 | Persian | کوروش | — |
| 3 | Old Persian | 𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁 | — |
| 4 | Elamite | ???? | shepherd, bestowed care, protector |