Etymology

Helmand

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Today it means: A river in Afghanistan. Full definition →

Pashto هلمند ← Persian هلمند ← Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬉𐬙𐬎𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬝
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The story

  1. Avestan · derived from𐬵𐬀𐬉𐬙𐬎𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬝
  2. Persian · borrowed fromهلمند
  3. Pashto · borrowed fromهلمند
  4. English todayHelmand

Borrowed from Pashto هلمند (Helmand) or Persian هلمند (helmand), ultimately from Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬉𐬙𐬎𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬝 (haētumant̰, literally “with dams”).

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