Where does “আজাদ” come from?

আজাদ (Bengali) comes from Classical Persian آزاد, from Middle Persian ʾcʾt', from Old Persian 𐎠𐏀𐎠𐎫, from Proto-Iranian āzāta-.

আজাদ (Bengali): free, independent

Definitions

  1. free, independent

Ancestry of “আজাদ”, step by step

আজাদ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Persian آزاد

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianآزاد—
2Middle Persianʾcʾt'noble; free
3Old Persian𐎠𐏀𐎠𐎫—
4Proto-Iranianāzāta-—

via Classical Persian آزَاد

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianآزَاد—
Every word from Proto-Iranian āzāta- →Every word from Old Persian 𐎠𐏀𐎠𐎫 →Every word from Middle Persian ʾcʾt' →