Where does “baldachýn” come from?

baldachýn (Czech) comes from German Baldachin, from French baldaquin, from Middle French baldekin, from Italian baldacchino, from Italian Baldacca, from Arabic بغداد, from Arabic بَغْدَاد, from Persian بغداد.

baldachýn (Czech): canopy high cover providing shelter, such as a cloth supported above an object, particularly over a bed

Definitions

  1. canopy high cover providing shelter, such as a cloth supported above an object, particularly over a bed

Ancestry of “baldachýn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBaldachincanopy, dais
2Frenchbaldaquinbaldaquin, canopy
3Middle Frenchbaldekin—
4Italianbaldacchinocanopy; baldaquin
5ItalianBaldaccaBaghdad
6Arabicبغداد—
7Arabicبَغْدَاد—
8Persianبغداد—
9Middle Persian𐭡𐭢𐭣𐭲—
Every word from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭢𐭣𐭲 →Every word from Persian بغداد →Every word from Arabic بَغْدَاد →
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