Etymology

Drangiana

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Today it means: An ancient province of the Achaemenid Empire, in what is now southwestern Afghanistan. Full definition →

Ancient Greek Δραγγιανή ← Old Persian *Drankah
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  1. Old Persian · derived from*Drankah
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromΔραγγιανή
  3. English todayDrangiana

From Ancient Greek Δραγγιανή (Drangianḗ), ultimately from Old Persian *Drankah. Compare with Old Persian 𐏀𐎼𐎣 (z-r-k /⁠Zraⁿkaʰ⁠/).

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