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