Where does “آزاد” come from?

آزاد (Kashmiri) comes from Classical Persian آزاد, from Middle Persian ʾcʾt', from Old Persian 𐎠𐏀𐎠𐎫, from Proto-Iranian āzāta-.

آزاد (Kashmiri): free

Definitions

  1. free

Ancestry of “آزاد”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianآزاد—
2Middle Persianʾcʾt'noble; free
3Old Persian𐎠𐏀𐎠𐎫—
4Proto-Iranianāzāta-—
Every word from Proto-Iranian āzāta- →Every word from Old Persian 𐎠𐏀𐎠𐎫 →Every word from Middle Persian ʾcʾt' →