Where does “अज़दहा” come from?

अज़दहा (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian اژدها, from Middle Persian ʾcydhʾk', from Avestan 𐬀𐬲𐬌⸱𐬛𐬀𐬵𐬁𐬐𐬀.

अज़दहा (Hindi): dragon; python, boa

Definitions

  1. dragon; python, boa

Ancestry of “अज़दहा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianاژدها—
2Middle Persianʾcydhʾk'—
3Avestan𐬀𐬲𐬌⸱𐬛𐬀𐬵𐬁𐬐𐬀—
Every word from Avestan 𐬀𐬲𐬌⸱𐬛𐬀𐬵𐬁𐬐𐬀 →Every word from Middle Persian ʾcydhʾk' →Every word from Classical Persian اژدها →