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Where does “Yazidi” come from?

Yazidi (English) comes from Arabic يَزِيدِي, from Northern Kurdish êzidî.

Yazidi (English): member of a Kurdish-speaking people of northern...

Definitions

  1. member of a Kurdish-speaking people of northern...

Ancestry of “Yazidi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicيَزِيدِي—
2Northern Kurdishêzidî—

Words derived from “Yazidi”

  • Yazidism
Every word from Northern Kurdish êzidî →