Where does “バグダード” come from?

バグダード (Japanese) comes from Arabic بَغْدَاد, from Persian بغداد, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭢𐭣𐭲.

Ancestry of “バグダード”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Arabic	بَغْدَاد	—
2	Persian	بغداد	—
3	Middle Persian	𐭡𐭢𐭣𐭲	—

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