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Where does “اژدها” come from?

اژدها (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian اژدها, from Parthian aždahāk, from Avestan 𐬀𐬲𐬌⸱𐬛𐬀𐬵𐬁𐬐𐬀.

اژدها (Ottoman Turkish): dragon

Definitions

  1. dragon

Ancestry of “اژدها”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianاژدهاdragon
2Parthianaždahāk—
3Avestan𐬀𐬲𐬌⸱𐬛𐬀𐬵𐬁𐬐𐬀—

Words derived from “اژدها”

  • аждаја
  • aždaja
  • аждаха
  • aždaha
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