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

аждаһа traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian اژدها

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianاژدهاdragon
2Parthianaždahāk—
3Avestan𐬀𐬲𐬌⸱𐬛𐬀𐬵𐬁𐬐𐬀—

via Classical Persian اژدها

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianاژدها—
2Middle Persianʾcydhʾk'—
Every word from Avestan 𐬀𐬲𐬌⸱𐬛𐬀𐬵𐬁𐬐𐬀 →Every word from Parthian aždahāk →Every word from Persian اژدها →