Etymograph

English

Susa

Susa comes from Old Persian çūšā, and goes back to Elamite šušen.

  1. Elamitemodernšušentransliteratedcuneiform šušen, a transliteration
  2. Old Persianc. 600–300 BCEçūšātransliteratedoriginal script çūšā, a transliteration
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΣοῦσαSoûsa
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CESūsa
  5. EnglishtodaySusa

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Elamitemodernšušentransliteratedcuneiform šušen, a transliteration
  2. Old Persianc. 600–300 BCEçūšātransliteratedoriginal script çūšā, a transliteration
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΣοῦσαSoûsa
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CESūsa
  5. EnglishtodaySusa

Every English word from Elamite šušen

Today it means

name An ancient city, which became the capital of Elam, the Persian Empire, the Seleucid Empire and the Parthian Empire, now known as Shush in modern-day Khuzestan Province, Iran.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Elamite šušen / Susa

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