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Where does “mirza” come from?

mirza (English) comes from Persian میرزا, from Persian میرزاد, from Persian زادن, from Middle Persian zādan, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

mirza (English): An educated man in India or Iran; an official, a...

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  1. An educated man in India or Iran; an official, a...

Ancestry of “mirza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianمیرزاMirza; mirza, clerk
2Persianمیرزاد—
3Persianزادنto give birth
4Middle Persianzādan—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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