Where does “mirzə” come from?

mirzə (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian میرزا, from Persian میرزاد, from Persian زادن, from Middle Persian zādan, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

mirzə (Azerbaijani): prince

Definitions

  1. prince

Ancestry of “mirzə”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianمیرزاMirza; mirza, clerk
2Persianمیرزاد—
3Persianزادنto give birth
4Middle Persianzādan—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Middle Persian zādan →Every word from Persian زادن →