Etymology

Iranian

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Today it means: Of or relating to Iran, its people or its culture. Full definition →

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

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

From Iran + -ian.

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