Where does “əjdaha” come from?
əjdaha (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian اژدها, from Parthian aždahāk, from Avestan 𐬀𐬲𐬌⸱𐬛𐬀𐬵𐬁𐬐𐬀.
əjdaha (Azerbaijani): dragon
Definitions
- dragon
Ancestry of “əjdaha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | اژدها | dragon |
| 2 | Parthian | aždahāk | — |
| 3 | Avestan | 𐬀𐬲𐬌⸱𐬛𐬀𐬵𐬁𐬐𐬀 | — |