Where does “kádi” come from?
kádi (Hungarian) comes from Ottoman Turkish قاضی, from Persian قاضی, from Arabic قَاضٍ, from Arabic قَضَى — to judge; to perform.
kádi (Hungarian): qadi, cadi
Ancestry of “kádi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قاضی | judge |
| 2 | Persian | قاضی | judge |
| 3 | Arabic | قَاضٍ | magistrate; judge |
| 4 | Arabic | قَضَى | to judge; to perform |
Words derived from “kádi”