Where does “Hyderabad” come from?

Hyderabad comes from Hindi हैदराबाद, composed of Hindi -आबाद and Arabic حَيْدَر, a name meaning lion in Arabic.

Ancestry of “Hyderabad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HindiहैदराबादHyderabad State
2Hindiहैदरlion
3Classical Persianحَیْدَر—
4Arabicحَيْدَر—

Words derived from “Hyderabad”

Every word from Arabic حَيْدَر →Every word from Classical Persian حَیْدَر →Every word from Hindi हैदर →