Where does “amadavat” come from?

amadavat (English) comes from English Ahmedabad, from Hindi अहमदाबाद, from Hindi अहमद, from Classical Persian اَحْمَد, from Arabic أَحْمَد, from Classical Persian جَان, from Middle Persian 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗, from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH — to breathe.

amadavat (English): An estrildid finch, Amandava amandava, of India...

Definitions

  1. An estrildid finch, Amandava amandava, of India...

Ancestry of “amadavat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAhmedabad—
2Hindiअहमदाबाद—
3Hindiअहमद{{w|Ahmad Shah I}}
4Classical Persianاَحْمَد—
5ArabicأَحْمَدAhmed
6Classical Persianجَان—
7Middle Persian𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗—
8Proto-Iranian*wyaHnáH—
9Proto-Indo-IranianwyaHnás—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe

Words derived from “amadavat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH →