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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.

avadavat (English): Any of various estrildid finches of the genus...

Definitions

  1. Any of various estrildid finches of the genus...

Ancestry of “avadavat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishamadavatAn estrildid finch, Amandava amandava, of India...
2EnglishAhmedabad—
3Hindiअहमदाबाद—
4Hindiअहमद{{w|Ahmad Shah I}}
5Classical Persianاَحْمَد—
6ArabicأَحْمَدAhmed
7Classical Persianجَان—
8Middle Persian𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗—
9Proto-Iranian*wyaHnáH—
10Proto-Indo-IranianwyaHnás—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →