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Where does “𐏎” come from?

𐏎 (Old Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian bagáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰagás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂g-ó-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- — to divide, distribute, allot.

𐏎 (Old Persian): god

Definitions

  1. god

Ancestry of “𐏎”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianbagáhgod
2Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰagásportion, part, share, allotment; fate, destiny;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂g-ó-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot

Words derived from “𐏎”

  • Baghdad
  • Baghdadian
  • baghdadite
  • Bagdado
  • バグダード
  • バグダッド
  • بَغْدَاد
  • بغداد
  • Bagdad
  • బాగ్దాదు
  • بغداد
  • bag-dād
  • bag-dāt
  • 𐏎𐎭𐎠𐎫
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