Where does “Baghdad” come from?

Baghdad derives from Arabic بَغْدَاد, from Persian بغداد, from Middle Persian bag-dād meaning "garden-giver," from Old Persian 𐏎𐎭𐎠𐎫 combining 𐏎 "garden" with a root meaning "to give."

Ancestry of “Baghdad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبَغْدَاد
2Persianبغداد
3Middle Persian𐭡𐭢𐭣𐭲

Words derived from “Baghdad

Every word from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭢𐭣𐭲Every word from Persian بغدادEvery word from Arabic بَغْدَاد
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