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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”

  • Baghdadian
  • baghdadite
  • バグダッド
  • బాగ్దాదు
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