Where does “Azad” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Azad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianآزادindependent, unimpeded; liberal; free
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' →