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Where does “paradīs” come from?

paradīs (Old Dutch) comes from Latin paradisus, from Ancient Greek παράδεισος, from Proto-Iranian paridayĵah.

Ancestry of “paradīs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinparadisuspark, orchard; Eden, the paradise home of the...
2Ancient Greekπαράδεισοςthe garden owned by the Persian nobility;...
3Proto-Iranianparidayĵah—

Words derived from “paradīs”

  • paradijsvogel
  • Paradijsvogel
  • paradijs
  • belastingparadijs
  • paradijs
Every word from Proto-Iranian paridayĵah →