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Where does “Աժդահակ” come from?

Աժդահակ (Old Armenian) comes from Parthian aždahāk, from Avestan 𐬀𐬲𐬌⸱𐬛𐬀𐬵𐬁𐬐𐬀.

Աժդահակ (Old Armenian): Azhdahak; Astyages

Definitions

  1. Azhdahak; Astyages

Ancestry of “Աժդահակ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Parthianaždahāk—
2Avestan𐬀𐬲𐬌⸱𐬛𐬀𐬵𐬁𐬐𐬀—

Words derived from “Աժդահակ”

  • Azhdahak
  • Աժդահակ
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