Where does “Bagdad” come from?

Bagdad (Hungarian) comes from Ottoman Turkish بغداد, from Arabic بَغْدَاد, from Persian بغداد, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭢𐭣𐭲.

Ancestry of “Bagdad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبغداد—
2Arabicبَغْدَاد—
3Persianبغداد—
4Middle Persian𐭡𐭢𐭣𐭲—

Words derived from “Bagdad”

Every word from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭢𐭣𐭲 →Every word from Persian بغداد →Every word from Arabic بَغْدَاد →
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