Where does “Bagdad” come from?

Bagdad (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Arabic بَغْدَاد, from Persian بغداد, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭢𐭣𐭲.

Ancestry of “Bagdad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبَغْدَاد—
2Persianبغداد—
3Middle Persian𐭡𐭢𐭣𐭲—
Every word from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭢𐭣𐭲 →Every word from Persian بغداد →Every word from Arabic بَغْدَاد →
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