Where does “աժդահա” come from?

աժդահա (Armenian) comes from Persian اژدها, from Parthian aždahāk, from Avestan 𐬀𐬲𐬌⸱𐬛𐬀𐬵𐬁𐬐𐬀.

աժդահա (Armenian): monstrous giant; giant, huge, gigantic,...

Definitions

  1. monstrous giant; giant, huge, gigantic,...

Ancestry of “աժդահա”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianاژدهاdragon
2Parthianaždahāk—
3Avestan𐬀𐬲𐬌⸱𐬛𐬀𐬵𐬁𐬐𐬀—
Every word from Avestan 𐬀𐬲𐬌⸱𐬛𐬀𐬵𐬁𐬐𐬀 →Every word from Parthian aždahāk →Every word from Persian اژدها →