Where does “иранец” come from?
иранец (Russian) comes from Russian Иран, from Persian ایران, from Classical Persian ایران, from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭩𐭥𐭠𐭭, from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭩𐭫, from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎹, from Proto-Iranian Áryah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Áryas — autonymic ethnonym of the respective...
иранец (Russian): Iranian (person from Iran or of Iranian descent)
Definitions
- Iranian (person from Iran or of Iranian descent)
Ancestry of “иранец”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | Иран | Iran |
| 2 | Persian | ایران | historically Persia |
| 3 | Classical Persian | ایران | — |
| 4 | Middle Persian | 𐭠𐭩𐭥𐭠𐭭 | of the Iranians; of the Aryans; Aryans |
| 5 | Middle Persian | 𐭠𐭩𐭫 | Iranian, i.e. the autonymic self-denominator of... |
| 6 | Old Persian | 𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎹 | Iranian |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | Áryah | Aryan, Iranian: of or pertaining to the Aryan or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Áryas | autonymic ethnonym of the respective... |