Where does “اژدها” come from?

اژدها (Classical Persian) comes from Middle Persian ʾcydhʾk', from Avestan 𐬀𐬲𐬌⸱𐬛𐬀𐬵𐬁𐬐𐬀.

Ancestry of “اژدها”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle Persian	ʾcydhʾk'	—
2	Avestan	𐬀𐬲𐬌⸱𐬛𐬀𐬵𐬁𐬐𐬀	—

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