Where does “avadavat” come from?
avadavat (English) comes from English amadavat, from English Ahmedabad, from Hindi अहमदाबाद, from Hindi अहमद, from Classical Persian اَحْمَد, from Arabic أَحْمَد, from Classical Persian جَان, from Middle Persian 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗 — to breathe.
avadavat (English): Any of various estrildid finches of the genus...
Definitions
- Any of various estrildid finches of the genus...
Ancestry of “avadavat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | amadavat | An estrildid finch, Amandava amandava, of India... |
| 2 | English | Ahmedabad | — |
| 3 | Hindi | अहमदाबाद | — |
| 4 | Hindi | अहमद | {{w|Ahmad Shah I}} |
| 5 | Classical Persian | اَحْمَد | — |
| 6 | Arabic | أَحْمَد | Ahmed |
| 7 | Classical Persian | جَان | — |
| 8 | Middle Persian | 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗 | — |
| 9 | Proto-Iranian | *wyaHnáH | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wyaHnás | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁‑ | to breathe |