Where does “مُدَّعَی” come from?

مُدَّعَی (Classical Persian) comes from Arabic مدعى — passive participle of اِدَّعَى.

Ancestry of “مُدَّعَی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمدعىpassive participle of اِدَّعَى
Every word from Arabic مدعى