Where does “ajderha” come from?

ajderha (Crimean Tatar) comes from Persian اژدها, from Parthian aždahāk, from Avestan 𐬀𐬲𐬌⸱𐬛𐬀𐬵𐬁𐬐𐬀.

ajderha (Crimean Tatar): dragon

Definitions

  1. dragon

Ancestry of “ajderha”, step by step

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