English
Sherpur District
Sherpur District comes from Classical Persian Ų“ŪŲ± ālionā, and goes back to Proto-Indo-Iranian *ÄĆ”rguÅ” āpredatory animalā.
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500ā1800 BCE*ÄĆ”rguÅ”āpredatory animalāreconstructed
- Proto-Iranianprehistoric (reconstructed)*cĆ”rguÅ”ālionāreconstructed
- Old Persianc. 600ā300 BCE*Å”arguÅ”ālionāreconstructed
- Middle Persianc. 300 BCEā900 CEš«¢š«š«”ālionā
- Classical Persianc. 900āpresentŲ“ŪŲ±Å”Ärālionā
- EnglishtodaySherpur District
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500ā1800 BCE*ÄĆ”rguÅ”āpredatory animalāreconstructed
- Proto-Iranianprehistoric (reconstructed)*cĆ”rguÅ”ālionāreconstructed
- Old Persianc. 600ā300 BCE*Å”arguÅ”ālionāreconstructed
- Middle Persianc. 300 BCEā900 CEš«¢š«š«”ālionā
- Classical Persianc. 900āpresentŲ“ŪŲ±Å”Ärālionā
- EnglishtodaySherpur District
The story
Refers to the district of Sherpur, a transliteration of ą¦¶ą§ą¦°ą¦Ŗą§ą¦°, ultimately a bilingual compound of Classical Persian Ų“ŪŲ± (Å”Är, ālionā) + Bengali ą¦Ŗą§ą¦° (pura, ācityā), named in honor of Sher Ali Gazi, the last zamindar of the region.
Every English word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ÄĆ”rguÅ”
Today it means
name One of the four districts in the Mymensingh Division of Bangladesh.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-Iranian *ÄĆ”rguÅ” / Sherpur District