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Where does “بَغْدَاد” come from?

بَغْدَاد (Arabic) comes from Persian بغداد, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭢𐭣𐭲.

Ancestry of “بَغْدَاد”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبغداد—
2Middle Persian𐭡𐭢𐭣𐭲—

Words derived from “بَغْدَاد”

  • Baghdad
  • Baghdadian
  • baghdadite
  • Bagdado
  • バグダッド
  • బాగ్దాదు
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