Sogdiana
Meanings
name
- An ancient Iranian-speaking civilization of what is today eastern Uzbekistan and western Tajikistan.
Word forms
Etymology
From Latin Sogdiāna, from Ancient Greek Σογδιανή (Sogdianḗ). Compare the Old Persian name of the region 𐎿𐎢𐎦𐎢𐎭 (s-u-gu-u-d /Suguda/). More at Sogdia. By surface analysis, Sogdia + -ana.
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