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Where does “バグダッド” come from?

バグダッド (Japanese) comes from English Baghdad, from Arabic بَغْدَاد, from Persian بغداد, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭢𐭣𐭲.

Ancestry of “バグダッド”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBaghdad—
2Arabicبَغْدَاد—
3Persianبغداد—
4Middle Persian𐭡𐭢𐭣𐭲—
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