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Where does “azedarach” come from?

azedarach (English) comes from French azédarach, from Spanish acederaque, from Arabic أَزَادَرْخَت, from Persian آزاددرخت, from Persian آزاد, from Middle Persian ʾcʾt', from Old Persian 𐎠𐏀𐎠𐎫, from Proto-Iranian āzāta-.

azedarach (English): An Asiatic tree , common in the southern United...

Definitions

  1. An Asiatic tree , common in the southern United...

Ancestry of “azedarach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchazédarachazedarach, bead tree, chinaberry
2Spanishacederaqueazedarach
3Arabicأَزَادَرْخَت—
4Persianآزاددرخت—
5Persianآزادindependent, unimpeded; liberal; free
6Middle Persianʾcʾt'noble; free
7Old Persian𐎠𐏀𐎠𐎫—
8Proto-Iranianāzāta-—
Every word from Proto-Iranian āzāta- →