Etymology

Indo-Iranian

Today it means: A member of any peoples speaking such a language. Full definition →

English Iranian ← Iranian Persian ایران (Irân) ← Middle Persian 𐭠𐭩𐭥𐭠𐭭 (ʾyʿʾn)
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The story

  1. EnglishIndo-
  2. Proto-Indo-Iranian*Áryas
  3. Proto-Iranian*Áryah
  4. Old Persian𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎹 (a-r-i-y)
  5. Middle Persian𐭠𐭩𐭫 (ʾyl)
  6. Middle Persian𐭠𐭩𐭥𐭠𐭭 (ʾyʿʾn)
  7. Iranian Persianایران (Irân)
  8. EnglishIran
  9. EnglishIranian
  10. English todayIndo-Iranian

From Indo- + Iranian.

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