Where does “अहमदाबाद” come from?

अहमदाबाद (Hindi) comes from Hindi अहमद, from Classical Persian اَحْمَد, from Arabic أَحْمَد, from Classical Persian جَان, from Middle Persian 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗, from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑.

Ancestry of “अहमदाबाद”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Hindi	अहमद	{{w\|Ahmad Shah I}}
2	Classical Persian	اَحْمَد	—
3	Arabic	أَحْمَد	Ahmed
4	Classical Persian	جَان	—
5	Middle Persian	𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗	—
6	Proto-Iranian	*wyaHnáH	—
7	Proto-Indo-Iranian	wyaHnás	—
8	Proto-Indo-European	h₂enh₁‑	—

Words derived from “अहमदाबाद”

Ahmedabad
amadavat
avadavat

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →