Where does “آزاد” come from?

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

آزاد (Ottoman Turkish): independent, unimpeded; liberal; free

Definitions

  1. independent, unimpeded; liberal; free

Ancestry of “آزاد”, step by step

آزاد traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian آزاد

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianآزادindependent, unimpeded; liberal; free
2Middle Persianʾcʾt'noble; free
3Old Persian𐎠𐏀𐎠𐎫—
4Proto-Iranianāzāta-—

via Classical Persian آزاد

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianآزاد—

Words derived from “آزاد”

Every word from Proto-Iranian āzāta- →Every word from Old Persian 𐎠𐏀𐎠𐎫 →Every word from Middle Persian ʾcʾt' →