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Where does “аждаһа” come from?

аждаһа (Bashkir) comes from Persian اژدها, from Parthian aždahāk, from Avestan 𐬀𐬲𐬌⸱𐬛𐬀𐬵𐬁𐬐𐬀.

аждаһа (Bashkir): dragon

Definitions

  1. dragon

Ancestry of “аждаһа”, step by step

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