English
Sus
Sus comes from Middle Persian 𐭮𐭥𐭱𐭩, and goes back to Elamite šušen.
- Elamitemodernšušentransliteratedcuneiform šušen, a transliteration
- Old Persianc. 600–300 BCEçūšātransliteratedoriginal script çūšā, a transliteration
- Middle Persianc. 300 BCE–900 CE𐭮𐭥𐭱𐭩sūš
- Persianc. 900–presentسوسsus
- EnglishtodaySus
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Elamitemodernšušentransliteratedcuneiform šušen, a transliteration
- Old Persianc. 600–300 BCEçūšātransliteratedoriginal script çūšā, a transliteration
- Middle Persianc. 300 BCE–900 CE𐭮𐭥𐭱𐭩sūš
- Persianc. 900–presentسوسsus
- EnglishtodaySus
Every English word from Elamite šušen
Today it means
name Synonym of Shush (“city in Khuzestan, Iran”).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Elamite šušen / Sus